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mattbellA while back I wrote about how neural rerouting around injuries is fast -- your body, normally slow to change habits, changes them very quickly when the avoidance of pain is involved. I hypothesized that this phenomenon could be used to change other habits, such as posture.
Sometime in the last couple of days I worked out the muscles in my lower back, specifically the area around my tailbone, to the point of soreness. I've noticed that this has made me pay attention to the muscles there and consequently stand up straighter. This is most excellent, as posture has seemed to be almost impossible to change with conscious effort.
Now I just have to figure out how to make this repeatable -- I want to periodically work this muscle to the point of soreness so that I learn to stand up straight all the time. It's time to experiment at the gym. Failing that, maybe I should just invent something mildly uncomfortable that I can stick on the skin over my tailbone.
Sometime in the last couple of days I worked out the muscles in my lower back, specifically the area around my tailbone, to the point of soreness. I've noticed that this has made me pay attention to the muscles there and consequently stand up straighter. This is most excellent, as posture has seemed to be almost impossible to change with conscious effort.
Now I just have to figure out how to make this repeatable -- I want to periodically work this muscle to the point of soreness so that I learn to stand up straight all the time. It's time to experiment at the gym. Failing that, maybe I should just invent something mildly uncomfortable that I can stick on the skin over my tailbone.
