The collarbones and great shoulder posture

✅"Widen gently across the collar bones!" If you've heard this at your posture or Pilates classes, this anatomical picture may help you in visualising why you are being asked to do just that.

✅ Notice how the collarbones here stretching from your breastbone to your shoulder tip. By focusing on lengthening across her, you will help to place your shoulders and shoulder blades in a better alignment and posture.

✅ This cue also allows for you to gently build endurance to work against the effects of gravity and the slumped shoulder postures. This is done by the subtle yet ongoing work of your upper back and shoulder blade muscles.

✅ This means happy days for your trunk posture, your shoulders, your neck and upper back!

If you feel you are too stiff and tight across your chest or upper back to achieve this, see a physiotherapist. Pilates classes and posture-based exercise will help you achieve the endurance and strength required to maintain these postures right throughout your day.  

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