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Posture Principles

The Five Principles of Posture and Body Motion explain the bio-mechanics of how our bodies work. These concepts are universal-- no matter how you look at it, anyone who studies how the body moves agrees with these common sense ideas designed to help you understand how your body moves, and give you insight into how to keep your body moving well so you can age well.

The Human Body Is Designed to Move

Motion-The 1st Posture Principle

The old saying is "Use it or lose it." In truth, it should be "Use it to keep it" or perhaps even ...

Posture is How You Balance

Balance-The 2nd Posture Principle

Q: Which Of These Postures Is Balanced?

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A: All of them. If you're posture isn't balanced you'd fall down!

Patterns The 3rd Posture Principle

In the absence of conscious effort, patterns of motion guide the body to move as it has before.

Think about it: When you start up a flight of stairs, do you usually lead with your right or left foot? (being left or right handed has little to do with which leg you start off on)

Compensation- The 4th Posture Principle

...and Pain Teaches You to Move Differently.

When you compensate, you move asymmetrically. In the race of life, the person running with one shoe off and one shoe on is a lot less likely to win...