The Bar Vancouver

The Bar Vancouver
Powerlifting - Calisthenics - Rehab

Wednesday, 20 July 2016

Do you have good POSTURE?


As some of you are reading this..... are you in a kyphotic / forward head position? 
Did you know for every inch your head moves forward it increases the weight of the head on the spine by an additional 10 pounds. This is a major contributor to issues like neck pain, shoulder pain, tightness, weakness, headaches, osteoarthritis and even decrease lung capacity by 30% so it's important to be aware of these issues and take care of them as needed.

Posture affects everything we do in and out of the gym and is often overlooked by most personal trainers, before an individual starts any intense exercise program posture should be assessed and corrective work given as needed. It's the main foundation for every movement our body makes no matter what type of activity/training your doing, posture will even affect your form on certain exercises.

No matter how hard you train in the gym if you have any major postural issues it will limit your ability to use your body to it's full potential and will also increase your chances for injury. Performing corrective work with a qualified coach will greatly help improve any imbalances and restore proper length tension relationships for optimal control of your body, this will transfer over to improvements in all areas of training even improve your breathing/bracing and over all appearance as well.

Come down to The Bar and get a full postural assessment, we base our gym on quality of movement and helping people train PAIN FREE is my main goal, learn how to take care of your body because it's your only place you have to live 😊

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