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PAGE B - WAYERLOO CHRO'ICLE WEDNESDAY. MARCH 23. Now that spring is nearly here, you may find me need to correct your posture while you sit, stand and walk. . Everyday we are involyed in a COnstant tug-of-war against gravity. Our muscles must always be fighting against the gravitational forces that are trying to pull us down. It's not only important to be concerned about your posture in the springtime. It is important to realize that three or tour,mortths of walking through snow with heavy winter coats on, slouched against winter's wind, may have given gravity the winning edge. " we don't keep our support muscles strong and work at maintaining or improving our posture, then gravity will eventually win. We will slowly be dragged down into an unhealthy and certainly unattractive posture slump, that will be harder and harder to correct the longer it is ignored. our heads will drop forward. our chest and shoulders will sag, our upper back will become rounded, and the abdomen will curve and protrude. This last characteristic is especially true of women, This is a common complaint of many women. who say that no matter how much exercise they do, they can't seem to get rid of the slouching pouch. More often than not, the excuse of childbearing is readily given as the cause. Though it may have initiated the problem, due to improper conditioning before and after birth, the main reason for the problem is poor posture. It's a "Catch 2.2" situation. When a woman feels self-conscious about a pot belly, she will tend to slouch forward in an attempt to hide it, which makes her posture even worse, which them makes her abdomen protrude even farther and so ihere is hope and there are ways to correct poor posture. by strengthening the support muscles and keeping them strong. Four 485 KING N. From MAZDA 32000 LOOK AGAIN! LOOKS EXPENSIVE. E 521$ s7675 Fitness Forum Kathy Hammond Fitness lnstructo: 886-2032 posture tricks .will prevent or even correct a mild posture slump and the resuits will be immediate and striking. _ _ _ _ _ q Pull your stomach in! Get into the habit of pulling your stomach in all day. This reduces stomach bulge and helps to strengthen the stomach muscles as well as lifting your chest into its more upright position. oThink tall! Sit tall, stand tall, walk tall. You don't have to stick your nose up in the air. Try to imagine someone pulling on a string that is inside you from the base of your heel all the way up your back to your head. As you think tall. your shoulders should go back. lifting your chest, and pulling your stomach up, reducing the size of the bulge. e oStretch and grow! Throughout the day, when you feel yourself starting to slump, or if you catch yourself unaware in front of a mirror and are shocked at how you are standing or walking, stretch your body in the highest possible stretch you can. Stand with hands together and fingers interlaced on top of your head. With stomach pulled tightly in, breathe in deeply through your nose and stretch your arms high overhead, keeping the fingers interlaced. Hold for at least five seconds, then exhale out your mouth and rest. Do sevéral times until your back feels limbered and your shoulders resting where they should. - A _ - __ h o Elbows "back and hold. Standing erect, stomach in, put your hands, one on top of the other, just under your chin. Elbows should be shoulder height. Breathe in deeply and pull your elbows back as far as you can, keeping them at shoulder level. Hold the pull for five seconds, exhale, return to the starting position and repeat. This will pull your shoulders back and increase the strength of your upper back. It will also put you in an upright position, counterattacking gravity. plus freight, P.D.|., tax and licence “gnuwmm '--,aets"ooftrrrt"'""et'et" O-lanJo-ampvch aims-wont».- NMCOIOIWIMW hunk-2m! trtwstr_m"qht.*etotrtdhrtrsh.trrttestr' Micmdhwvlv-mmw - diam-grin” “I than St. t. a union. “(No.1, $794910 MlARlllN$iiG'S h CHARMING TOUCH , 0 mm UBETHANE UNDERPAD GUARANTEED INSTALLATION ' sale priced at 1 7-99 per sq. yd regularly $29.99 per sq. yd. at IABCELLA CARPETS Honesty a. friendliness no extra charge WwW“Min "omedtor-tomtoo-4rrorrstrmts 'mdmhummw '03:de Mount-‘0' a hard wearing velvet plush in " BEAUTIFUL COLOURS 401-0 View St. N. View 305-3131 presents ' with purchase of "name's CHAR-m toucu - labour on") with this coupon valid until March 31/85 - - with purchase of HARDING-’8 CHAR-IMO TOUCH with this coupon valid until March 31/85 tttttm um IM " NC ' r.mokottt. PCISOdolvwn - sound «ham you go You 9.3 o gamma WM Shoo w cow-m and nth Dolby noun "dvct'ort, 30 mum of Mower pm who“! tta-my want." For cloov och mound mmmvmmm tuna-nomad my 'mrearltwr No” - W -- 2m Mme-id MON up rmuwmmmuuwnuw Ind-4n I": hm Wan-w 99°” Sq. yd. 99ttt . yd. per sq. yet. "