Bad posture from sitting at a desk all day? The osteopath shares the most effective exercises to cure back pain and reveals why you should never sit cross-legged.
- An osteopath has shared five movements and their tips to improve your posture
- Practitioner Brendon Talbot, from Canada, specializes in bone and muscle tissue.
- He demonstrated five exercises to help correct poor posture in a viral TikTok clip.
- He gave his advice for maintaining a healthy posture, including never crossing your legs.
- As well as changing seating positions and taking short walks regularly.
- Brendon also recommended an exercise to relieve stiffness or pain in the upper back.
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An osteopath has revealed five simple exercises and tips to improve your posture, from taking frequent short walks to never crossing your legs.
Brendon Talbot, a Canadian health professional who specializes in bone and muscle tissue, posted a video demonstrating five moves you can do at home and things to keep in mind in everyday life to help maintain a straight posture.
He also recommended an exercise to help relieve stiff and painful upper backs for people who work at a desk all day.
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Brendon Talbot (pictured), a Canadian health professional who specializes in bone and muscle tissue, shared five moves you can do at home to help you maintain a straight posture
For the first movement involved, you lie on your stomach on the floor, bring your arms out to your sides at a 90-degree angle, and then straighten them above your head and back.
Brendon showed his 1.7 million followers how to perform five moves people can do regularly to improve posture, starting with lying face down on the floor.
Bring your arms out to your sides at a 90-degree angle, then straighten them above your head and back.
The second movement, Brendon remains lying on his stomach and extends his arms out to the sides with palms down and moves them towards the ceiling.
The second movement, Brendon remains lying on his stomach and extends his arms out to the sides with palms down and moves them towards the ceiling.
Brendon’s fourth exercise is similar to the upward facing dog yoga pose, and as the finishing move, he moves from the fetal position to hands and knees.
In a third movement, Brendon looks up with the palms of his hands and raises his arms towards the ceiling.
Brendon’s fourth exercise is similar to the upward facing dog yoga pose, and as the finishing move, he moves from the fetal position to hands and knees.
The health expert repeats each movement several times, but warns people not to continue if it causes any pain or discomfort.
He listed some tips and tricks people can do throughout the day to keep their posture in check, including not crossing your legs when sitting.
Brendon also suggested changing your sitting position regularly, taking short walks to break up the workday, and not wearing high heels often.
The osteopath also recommended a mobility exercise for office workers that he says can help relieve stiff or painful upper backs.
The move is perfect for those who work at a desk, have rounded shoulders, poor posture, or feel cramped.
Brendon said it helps with mobility of the spine, shoulders and hips, and a tight neck, back and chest.
The two clips have racked up a combined 149,000 times and dozens of Canadian fans in the comments were impressed with the helpful advice.
‘These are tougher than they look, but I know they will help. Thank you!!’ a woman said.
‘I’ve never seen this before! I’ll save and try thanks for sharing’, replied another.
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