Wall Angels to Fix your Posture
Nowadays, many jobs require people to be sitting for long hours. Whether you need to be in front of a computer or driving, when we sit for long hours, it is not a surprise that we adopt the wrong posture.
Hunching to the front or slouching on your back are examples of incorrect postures, and these can have more consequences on our physical and even our mental health than we may think.
A bad posture can produce pain in the body parts that we apply pressure to while sitting incorrectly: neck pain and back pain are some examples. However, these symptoms can evolve into more severe ones. Some of these include headaches, weight gain, mood swings, and others.
Fortunately, there are some changes we can apply to our lifestyle to revert the hunching and start adopting a correct posture not only while sitting.
Being aware is the first step, and now that you know this, in this article, we will offer one simple and effective recommendation to work on your posture: Wall angels.
Wall Angels: What are They and How to do Them
Wall angel is an exercise that is becoming more and more popular as a tactic to improve posture. All you need for this exercise is a wall.
These are the steps you should follow to perform angel walls:
- First, stand with your back against the wall. Use it as a support for your body during the exercise.
- Slightly separate your feet.
- Keep your shoulders, head, and lower back on the wall.
- Try to keep a neutral posture with your back, not allowing your ribs to separate from the wall.
- Followingly, place your arms on the wall too. Raise them until you get your elbows parallel to your shoulders, and that is position number one.
- Keeping your whole upper body always touching the wall and with your arms slowly bending, forming a V-like shape, you will extend your hands overhead until they can touch each other. This one is position number two.
The exercise consists in oscillating from position number one to position number two; slowly and focusing on the technique. You should keep your whole back attached to the wall while doing the movement. You can lower your elbows under your shoulders if possible and hold that position for a few seconds to add more intensity to this exercise.
On the other hand, if it is too difficult for you to complete the range of movement of this exercise without lifting your back your elbows from the wall, you can extend your arms accordingly. In other words, go as far as you can without detaching your upper body from the wall.
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