Posture Correction

Posture Correction NYC with Marjorie Jaffe

Posture Correction NYC with Marjorie Jaffe
Marjorie Jaffe, who wrote the book "The Muscle Memory Method," is a NYC Personal Trainer who can help you improve, and correct, your posture with a customized exercise program. Regular exercise is important to improved results, so Marjorie makes it convenient for people of age, by providing posture personal training at your home or her studio.

Personal Training to Improve Posture at Your Home or Our Studio Located in Midtown Manhattan New York City 10019

Having good posture makes your body more symmetrical, which in turn makes you look better. Numerous research studies have shown that we view symmetrical people as being more attractive. Good posture does a great deal more though than just making you look your best. Your posture affects your breathing, concentration, thinking ability and even your energy level.

Poor posture leads to back aches, bad circulation and other avoidable health issues, which are particularly prominent as your body ages. Gravity works against you and your posture. It pulls your body down. You need strong muscles to support your body and hold it up, especially as you get older.

Even people that exercise regularly often overlook the specific muscles that play vital roles in good posture. After exercising they also often return to their bad, slouching habits. Many of our jobs today involve a great deal of sitting. We also spend a lot of time at our computers, hunched over our keyboards. We also slump into our couches when we watch TV.
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Muscle Memory Method Book by Marjorie Jaffe. Personal Training to Improve Posture at Your Home or Our Studio Located in Midtown Manhattan New York City 10019
Posture Training Classes are Based on Marjorie's book, The Muscle Memory Method.
All of these activities tend to round our shoulders. Years of minor bad posture habits lead to poor posture in seniors, but our Posture Training program can help to reverse these negative effects, improve your posture and your overall health. This program is easily incorporated into any of our personalized in-home personal training routines that are also ideal for seniors hoping to stay active and in shape.

Adequately improving and then maintaining your posture involves knowing what muscles you need to work as well as how to correctly train them to their job. This takes a bit longer if you've been suffering from a lifetime of slouching.

For example, your pectoral muscles across your chest need to be stretched in order for them to support your shoulders. They're like a rubber band in that if you stop stretching them they go back to their original length. Often this is original length is very short and with your shoulders rounded, hunched forward.
Posture and Muscle Balance

In our posture training program you'll learn different muscle concepts. One of these concepts is known as muscle balance. Muscle balance has to do with all of your muscles always working in pairs. One muscle never works alone. While one muscle contracts or pulls then its partner muscle is working on stretching out and relaxing.

In the shoulder circles exercise mentioned above the pectoral muscles are stretching while the rhomboid muscles - the muscles that control your shoulder blades - are contracting. It is the same when you contract your abs. Engaging your abs when you do any exercise will cause your back muscles to relax.

Muscle balance is automatic. It isn't something you have to think about doing as you're exercising, but it is something you should be aware of. Try to feel your muscle balance as you exercise and even after you finish. This can help you to stand up straight even after you have finished your routine.

The goal of our posture training is to really strengthen all of the muscles that are involved in good posture. If these muscles are strong then they won't have any trouble supporting you no matter where you're sitting, even if you're relaxing on the sofa. Sitting and standing up straight is actually a more natural position than slouching. It allows you to breathe easier and improves your circulation, which will give you more energy.

Relief of Chronic Upper Back Pain

A lot of seniors are in need of back pain relief. The pain can vary in severity as well as location and cause. Upper back is, more often than not, the result of bad posture. One of our posture personal training instructors can teach you valuable stretches that relieve this pain then teach you techniques to improve your posture and avoid the pain altogether.

Posture Exercise Example - Yes You Can Do This!

Our posture personal training program includes a variety of different stretching exercises. Many are focused on the pectoral muscles and the trapezius muscles. Your core and abdominal muscles are also involved in good posture as well, along with your lower back and your rhomboids too.

One of our basic pectoral exercises - shoulder circles - can be performed in either a sitting or standing position:
  • Begin with your belly tucked in and abs engaged. You want your chest in front of your stomach and your head lined up with your back.
  • Be sure to relax your shoulders.
  • Stretch your arms out horizontally at shoulder level and begin slowly making backwards circles.
  • Inhale and lift your arms and then roll your shoulders back as you exhale. You want to feel your shoulder blades coming together and then come down to complete the circle.
  • Slowly bring your arms back down and do 10 repetitions of this circular motion.

Contact Marjorie Jaffe for Posture Correction Personal Training

Do you want a straighter neck and shoulders? If you're worried about your posture or you find that you're suffering from upper back pain then give us a call. We are one of the few fitness companies in the New York City area that offer in-home personal training, including our great posture exercises as well as exercise routines geared toward seniors.

Our personal training for seniors is fully personalized depending on your needs, goals and current level of fitness. Staying active as you get older is very important and helps to ward off aging.

Contact Marjorie Jaffe today!
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