Outside Influences

To understand what Perfect Posture is and how to get it, you should understand why posture is not perfect and how it becomes so. There are “cultural” or “outside” influences that encourage behaviors and related positions. These behaviors and positions then become habits. When these positions are held continuously, repetitively, or both, they alter the body’s form. Imperfect posture might be defined as “an alteration in the body’s natural form due to birth defect, illness, injury or behavior”. Behaviors can include an association with an object or artifact. These behaviours are the most common causes of body alterations – in other words: poor posture. I will go over these behaviors in later postings.