Exercising, driving, sitting, reaching, standing, looking at our phones β you name it, we round our shoulders doing it.
While some people can train themselves to pull their shoulders back while pretending to squeeze a golf ball between their shoulder blades, the rest of us spend extended periods slouching in front of a computer, with our shoulders forward and down.
Unfortunately, poor posture from rounded shoulders becomes a habit that can trigger everything from neck pain and headaches to lower back strain and poor circulation.
The rounded shoulder position is often associated with a condition termed βupper crossed syndrome,β which is characterized by tight chest muscles (pectoralis major/minor) and neck/shoulder muscles (levator scapulae).
The good news? With some retraining of your brain and body, a handful of exercises and stretches for rounded shoulders, and a lot of practice, you too can learn how to hold that golf ball between your shoulder blades.
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