Nearly all your time and effort to grow tall would be ineffective and useless unless and until you train yourself and maintain a proper posture. Perfect Practice makes your posture perfect. Individual parts of your body such as head, entire back, pelvis, legs etc. should all the time be taught diligently to keep their positions correctly when you are in a sitting position as well as in a standing position. It will change your whole appearance. Ironically many short young persons who complain about their lack of height actually have poor posture which makes them appear even shorter than they are. Do remember that learning to keep up an upright body position by undoing the bad and inappropriate posture can add to your stature by about half an inch. When you catch yourself sagging then immediately straighten up and flatten your back. Proper posture alignment not only makes you taller but also your visual height is improved because of your physical straightness. Just as a straight wire is longer than a curved one, your body will be taller & longer with a straighter spine.

There are various posture aids available for those who find it difficult to maintain. The most ingenious is a light battery powered "Alarm Signal' which gives off a remainder "buzz" whenever your shoulders droop, your back rounds or when your head tilts forward at an angle from the spine. A couple of weeks using this aid and you will grow into the habit of perfect posture and body poise. By capitalizing on the benefits of electronics gadgets you can make posture improvement a less laborious work.

Correct posture naturally incorporates the correct carriage of the pelvis. The pelvis acts as a lever which directly influences stature through its joints of contact with the spinal column. Your pelvis should find its normal position through the practice of the exercises recommended later on in this program. A great number of people possess weak abdomen muscles which in turn allow the pelvis to tilt at a forward inclination with a consequential lowering in height.

The correct position of your head is essential and far more important than is generally realized. Carry your head high (and slightly backwards) while extending the nape of your neck. A good way to condition your body to hold your head correctly is to practice walking on your toes carrying a book or other suitable object on the head. This simple technique has been used professionally to improve posture for hundreds of years.

Posture improvement can result from a determined effort to neutralize your current stance by the regular practice of the following two posture exercises which were designed by Dr. Edward T. Wilkes and Elizabeth Just and publicized in the New York State Journal of Medicine and the United Stature Correction program (Volume 1). Naturally if you are confident that your posture is perfect then the practice of these two exercises is probably unnecessary.

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• Stand in attention.
• Stand against a wall and try to touch the wall with your entire spine.
• Raise your arms above the head.
• March bending your knees way up.
• High Kick.
• Sit on the floor with your back and knees straight. Place your hands behind the neck pulling your elbows back and the shoulder blades together.
• Relax placing the hands behind you on the floor. Repeat entire exercise pattern 10 times.

• Swing your arms with the head up.
• Fold your hands together behind your back; pull your shoulder blades together.
• Sit with a wand or broomstick across your back with your arms pulled back by this.
• Place your hands behind the neck and pull your elbows as far back and up as you can.
• Make a fist of your hands, cross them across your chest and then throw arms out back up. Repeat 10 times.
• Lie on your tummy. Have someone hold your feet down. Then place the hands behind your neck and raise yourself on the bed (or floor) pulling your elbows up and back as far as possible.
• Walk with the palms of your hands turned out. In order to get complete benefit from these exercises they should be done using effort so that the exerciser feels a strain at the end of each movement. They should be done in a flowing controlled way.

Undoubtedly if you have always had poor posture it would be some time before you can correct the condition entirely. The older one is the harder to improve posture defects dramatically. On the other hand one is never too old to improve to at least some degree.

Few men have perfectly straight shoulders as any tailor will certify. Always focus on not only to how you walk and stand but also how you sit. A good posture is not only healthful but is likely to make a good impression on people you meet. Keep the body straight without straining excessively to maintain this position. Keep your spinal column flat whenever you remember to do so. When such a posture or bearing has become habit most beneficial results will soon become visible. Bear in mind a good, correct and energetic posture gives one naturally in a reasonable short time an increase in height which according to the eminent Swedish Gymnastics Professor D. R. Lund can reach 5 centimeters or even more.

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