Yoga improves your posture by providing strength and alignment to your spine and the muscles around it. It also strengthens your abdominal muscles. Having a stronger core protects your back from strain and pain. Practicing yoga postures is very rewarding. The body carries its own weight instead of relying on other muscle groups to carry the load. This also improves your overall strength, flexibility and balance which can make you look more graceful, tall and lean.
Having great posture is important for improved movement ability, and makes your daily tasks easier with less chance of injury. With good posture the body can function at an optimum level. This means that the muscles and joints of the body are aligned correctly.
When there's no proper alignment of the spine, there is an imbalance. This affects the way the body moves and functions. Poor posture increases stress on joints, bones, ligaments and muscle tissues. In time, this can alter the way muscles operate, forcing other muscles,(neck, shoulders, back and legs) to work harder to compensate for the weaker ones. This can increase your risk of injury. Practicing yoga on a daily basis has many benefits. It allows the body to stretch and release tension in the areas needed. Also, the different postures help strengthen and align the spine preventing the slouch back. Below are two poses that lengthen the back muscles giving your spine optimum health and posture.
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