The Root Causes of Rounded Shoulders and Hunched Back (Part 2)

Confusion

If the diaphragm is weak, the intercostal muscles are weak. Breathing becomes a situation where you need to use negative pressure in the abdominal cavity to make the diaphragm descend. In that case, the situation is completely different. The diaphragm is attracted by expanding the abdomen, the ribs will not move upward and outward. The ribs only need to cooperate with the action of expanding the abdomen and not move or have a small movement. This will cause the transverse abdominis and longissimus dorsi muscles to be in a state of 'hero without a weapon'. Breathing doesn't need them to participate, and over time, these muscles will lose their function and become increasingly pulled downwards and forwards by breathing movements.This leads to rounded shoulders and a stooped posture. Not only does breathing get affected, but the visceral fascia also becomes increasingly loose and descends. Problems like beer belly and small tummy will also appear.

So fundamentally, the core of the problem with posture is breathing.

Prolonged sitting, 'Gu You' style postures are triggering factors, giving this bad breathing way a fertile ground.To solve rounded shoulders, reduce diaphragmatic breathing!

Practice diaphragm descent and rib elevation every hour for one minute. This way,can calm your mood,and alsochange your posture is a pleasure to do! The purpose of deep breathing is to activate the intercostal muscles, and then we need to consciously activate the back muscles that lift the ribs. These muscles include the transversus abdominis, longissimus dorsi, obliquus abdominis, multifidus, rhomboideus major, trapezoid muscle, and quadratus lumborum, which are used to fix the shoulder girdle and indirectly lift the ribs.Doesn't rounded shoulders make you look less energetic instantly?A more advanced way is to train the diaphragm's breathing capacity,

Diaphragmatic descent requires the abdomen to remain stable. This requires training the strength of the pelvic floor muscles, the internal and external oblique muscles, and the transverse abdominis.

But remember that all the fascia and muscles in the human body are like a basket of wheels with a vertebral column as the support point, including the visceral fascia.Therefore, training the stability of the hips and back is a more important core training method than training the abdomen‼

Breathing seems simple, but there are very complex principles behind it.If you want to be healthy and beautiful, you need to spend time training yourself. Many 3-minute posture-changing training methods are like sand in your hand; when the wind blows, they will scatter.Training that doesn't recognize the essence of the problem will not have lasting effects.

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