{"id":291,"date":"2017-11-21T09:42:36","date_gmt":"2017-11-21T14:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/?p=291"},"modified":"2024-10-08T10:35:12","modified_gmt":"2024-10-08T14:35:12","slug":"a-personal-trainers-perspective-insight-and-advice-on-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.miamioh.edu\/recsports\/2017\/11\/a-personal-trainers-perspective-insight-and-advice-on-posture\/","title":{"rendered":"A Personal Trainer\u2019s Perspective, Insight and Advice on Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Do you ever look at yourself in the mirror and within seconds you straighten your back? \u00a0There is much more to good posture than its aesthetic aspect. Poor posture can have consequences that go beyond back pain. Therefore the <\/span>Rec marketing team decided to interview two of our beloved Rec staff Holly Wilson and John Hofmann. In this two-part series, we will highlight the importance of posture and what services the Rec offers to help with this from two perspectives.<\/span><\/p>\n

Part I<\/span><\/p>\n

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John Hofmann, Rec Center Personal Trainer<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

John Hofmann has been a personal trainer here at the Rec for over nine years. He\u2019s not only a personal trainer but an endurance sports lover having participated in running, cycling and triathlon competitions. With his experience and knowledge, Hoffman will help us understand what good posture is and what he does as a personal trainer to help with this. <\/span>\u00a0<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

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What is good posture? <\/b><\/span>Hofmann ex<\/span>plains that there\u2019s a postural difference when sitting and standing.\u00a0<\/span>Po<\/span>stu<\/span>re\u00a0<\/span>when sitting:<\/span> have space between your feet, lower l<\/span>egs and the chair, sit up straight and have your knees at a\u00a090-degree angle. The curve of the spine must be supported without bending, as that puts our vertebrate into compression.\u00a0<\/span> Posture when standing:<\/span> stand with feet aligned with the shoulders, putting a little more weight on the balls of your feet, arms relaxed and head up over the spine. Hofmann emphasizes that there are many reasons why you don\u2019t have natural posture, for example, you can have a skeletal inconsistency or muscular imbalances.<\/span><\/p>\n

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What can a\u00a0 Rec personal trainer do to help you with posture? <\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

Although helping with posture is not a personal trainer\u2019s principal goal, posture is indeed adjusted when training with a professional here at the Rec Center. The right posture is essential when lifting and our personal trainers will make sure you have the appropriate posture to keep you safe. What Hofmann does and has his clients do is, when they walk into the Rec, they should think about posture. He a<\/span>lso explains that working on balance is essential, one of the reasons why there are mirrors in the fitness rooms is so you can see when you\u2019re doing exercises, that you\u2019re doing them symmetrically, you can also see how you\u2019re moving. Being able to see how you look also reinforces standing tall and sitting straight. <\/span> Hofmann says that the primary problem of poor posture is back issues. Usually, when you have back issues it is in the lower back, where most of the body weight is supported on the spine. \u00a0If you\u2019re tilted consistently you can cause damage to the muscle and skeletal system. <\/span><\/p>\n

STAY TUNED!<\/span> Next Holly Wilson gives us her postural advice from a physical-mind discipline instructor perspective.<\/span><\/p>\n

By Dania Puente<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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