5 exercises for joint flexibility and posture

Sep­tem­ber 13, 2016, 19:39

The flex­i­bil­i­ty of the joints indi­cates their mobil­i­ty. In order not to feel stiff­ness with age, you need to con­stant­ly devel­op the ampli­tude of their move­ment, that is, the joints must move. And it’s not just the arms and legs. Insuf­fi­cient flex­i­bil­i­ty of the shoul­der joints leads to kypho­sis — a cur­va­ture of the spine with a bulge back, which in com­mon lan­guage means a hump. Good pos­ture is also a guar­an­tee of good health. It affects the inter­nal organs. When we are not hunched over, they work bet­ter, do not press against each oth­er. From bad pos­ture there are headaches, cere­brovas­cu­lar acci­dent.

Here are a few exer­cis­es that will keep your joints flex­i­ble and your pos­ture healthy.

1. I.P. — get on all fours. Arch your back. Then arch your back up like a cat. Per­form 10–12 rep­e­ti­tions.

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2. I.P. — get on all fours. Raise your left arm and right leg up. Stretch. Return to start­ing posi­tion. Then repeat with your right arm and left leg. Per­form 10–12 rep­e­ti­tions.

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3. I.P. Stand straight, spread your legs wide. Bend your elbows. Per­form tilts (slow­ly), reach for the floor, try­ing to touch the floor with your elbows. do 10–12 rep­e­ti­tions.

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4. I.P. — Stand up straight. Per­form for­ward lunges while keep­ing your back straight. Per­form 10–12 rep­e­ti­tions.

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5. Exer­cise “Plank”. I.P. — lying down, empha­sis on the elbows and toes. Hold the body on weight for 30 sec­onds or longer, as long as you can. Exer­cise strength­ens the back mus­cles of the press, arms and legs, but­tocks.

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