Tone your abdominals to perfection; overhead press until you can barely lift your arms \u2013 nothing will look or function correctly unless you’re posturally sound. As a matter of fact, by first focussing on good posture, you create the foundation by which strength, flexibility and balance can grow, all while reducing stress on muscles while you train and reducing pain thereafter.<\/p>\n
And, if we take a step back from elevated performance in your fitness pursuit of choice, let’s not ignore that hunch many of us have developed from sitting at a desk for eight hours a day.<\/p>\n
“Optimal posture isn\u2019t static. It changes throughout our day as we move about. Or at least, it should,” says personal trainer and physiotherapist Tim Blakey<\/a>, who comes from the school of thought that good posture and quality of movement are the cornerstones to physical accomplishment. “Modern-day living has us occupying static positions for far too long. It\u2019s not so much that we lack correct posture; we just lack enough regular movement which would otherwise hold us in check.”<\/p>\n Here, we’ve called on his expertise for his five best exercises for correcting and improving postural alignment. For video demonstrations of each exercise, head to Blakey’s Instagram feed here<\/a>.<\/p>\n