The Problem:

We have spent a majority our lives in collapsed posture. Our bones and joints are conditioned to function from less-than-optimal alignment. The muscles have remodeled around these misalignments and do not know how to functional from neutral spine alignment and will resist any efforts to do so. It takes 2-4 weeks to restore your ability to get into healthy posture; an additional 2-4 weeks to condition yourself to function from neutral spine alignment. Performing fitness, sport and recreational activities without faulty loading patterns requires an additional 2-4 weeks.

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The Solution:

If the foundation of the problem is collapsed posture, you must condition yourself to perform work and home tasks from upright posture. A complete posture restoration program should have 3 levels of conditioning to allow for the lifestyle modifications and physical wellness milestones required for sustainability.

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Phases of Posture Restoration:

1.    Functional Mobility Phase

•        Week 1 – you must restore your ability to sit upright without back support hinged forward on your sit bones.  The primary tool at this level of conditioning is an hourly spine mobility program.

•        Week 2 – raise your monitor 2-4 inches. The exact height depends on how much progress you have made reversing your collapsed posture.

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2.    Neutral Spine Conditioning Phase

•        Week 3 - condition yourself to pick object up from the floor and lift them overhead without faulty loading in the spine, hips, knees and shoulders. The primary tool at this level of conditioning is a daily neutral spine based conditioning workout program that is strengthening your ability to lift, push, pull and carry with a “stacked upper back”.

•        Week 4 – transition to a saddle stool to improve your base of support and hip angle.  Raise you monitor an additional 2 inches.

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3.    Functional Conditioning Phase

•        Week 5 – condition yourself to perform movements that require momentum without losing neutral spine alignment.  The primary tool at this level of conditioning is a weekly neutral spine based functional fitness conditioning workouts that strengthening your ability to perform sport conditioning and functional fitness exercises with your pelvis, skull and rib cage maintaining neutral positioning throughout the movement.

•        Week 6 – transition to a standing desk using an adjustable desk.  Raise you monitor an additional 2 inches or connect your PC to a wall mounted television via an HDMI cable.

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There are many strategies you will need to learn, and physical wellness milestones to achieve to condition yourself to function from healthy posture.  We developed the Healthy Posture System to provide you with all the video resources needed to safely restore your ability to function from neutral spine alignment.  Join our newsletter to learn more about how to age healthy physically with neutral spine based functional fitness.