Aerobics and Posture

Whatever the sport you are practicing, one of the first introductory steps to a workout is posture. A good posture saves your back and a lot of pain due to the change of activity in your daily life. The most common injuries during aerobics classes are low back pain and knee pains.

Your back is in danger if you twist without knowing how to do it safely or if your position yourself in such a way that you go against the natural curvature of the spine.

Knee problems occur when you do a lot of step without ever changing the kind of aerobic activity you are used to. The overuse of your joints is dangerous for your health as well as the way your position your hips and knees during your workout.

Pain generally does not occur right away; it takes time, but when your body begins to ache, you should react right away before it becomes irreversible.

Of course, any kind of physical activity can create pain. Aerobics dance is often high impact or at least it is an intense workout because it not only conditions your heart and lungs but also helps you build muscles in your body. For this reason, you should pay attention to the way you do it for maximal benefit. With the knowledge of proper posture, aerobics becomes a safe and enjoyable sport, and you will rip most of its benefits.

A good posture in one word improves your bio-mechanical efficiency without talking about the psychological impression that you look taller, younger, and more confident. And, over the course of your life, good posture can prevent certain signs of old age.

A good posture means a good alignment of the body for minimal stress.

Have you ever heard of the way mannequins are trained? They are taught to walk with books on their heads so that they might naturally learn how to walk correctly. Actually few people have any notion of what walking well means. We take it for granted that walking is something inherited that there is no point in learning anything about it. Wrong!

80% of people has experienced back pains and other injuries in their lives because of bad postures! Why do we have this problem? Mostly it is because we have become sedentary. Partly it is because we live in comfort. These extra-cushioned sofas do worse for our health than it does for our pleasure. Soft beds, working endlessly at the computer, long trips on the car are also part of the problem.

There is nobody who forces us anymore to stand erect in our chairs, and classical dance lessons are no more parts of our childhood education. Plus, we have forgotten the rule: do not sit more than 30 minutes at a time.

So, if you are not exercising, without a good posture, you can make your life miserable, you may increase fatigue and stress. If you are exercising, you can put yourself at risk for bigger injuries and unnecessary discomforts.

What a shame, when it just takes a few reminders to keep a good posture at all times of the day! What a pity when it takes one sentence to remember over and over again in your head: THINK TALL, keep your abdominals tight!