Good Posture

What impression will you have of a newcomer in your school that has an excellent posture? What impression will you have of a boy or girl with drooping shoulders, sagging abdomen, and a depressed chest?

Have you ever realized how much harm a bad posture can do to one’s personality? Male and female applicants are often judged by employers but the way they stand, sit, and walk. People think that a boy or a girl who sits straight, stands tall, and walks well is alert and will be capable worker. Good health and good posture go together.

What is good posture? It is a state which enables the body to function to the best advantage. There is no one best posture for everyone. Everyone is built differently from another; hence people have different postures. Work that gives satisfaction helps improve posture. Success helps posture. There is a story about a husband who had a very poor posture. His wife brought him to a doctor. The doctor right away gave him a medal to wear and the man at once began to stand up straight.

Good posture makes one more attractive and graceful. It gives a feeling of confidence. Bad posture accelerates fatigue. Rounded shoulders and a slumped position may interfere with the lungs in breathing and may do harm in crowding other organs out of their natural places. Good posture may also aid regular bowel movement. The functioning of the body system Is kept normally operational at all times with good posture.