Read About Five Effective Yoga and Pilates Exercises to Increase Your Height
October 9th, 2009 11:18 amYoga and Pilates are full of amazing poses and exercises that help in improving posture, aligning the spine right and stretching the back to achieve better height along with innumerable other benefits like balance and concentration.
Here we look at 5 such exercises that aid in height growth by strengthening and improving flexibility of the hips, hamstrings, legs, thoracic and cervical spine, arms and neck.
Good Morning Stretch: Stand straight 2 feet away from a wall with your back towards it. Raise your arms forward, up, over your head and backward until your fingers touch the wall behind. Slowly come back to starting position. Repeat 6-7 times. Stand farther away from the wall as you gain in flexibility.
Forward Bend: Stand with your legs spread wide apart and hands held together straight above your head. Bend forward at the hips and reach your hands to the floor between your legs. Come back up and repeat 10 times. Bring your feet closer as you progress in this exercise.
90 Degree Forward Bend: With feet hip-width apart and hands behind the neck, bend forward slowly as much as possible. Push your head with your hands to stretch to the maximum. Return to starting position when you have gone as far down as possible. Perform 5 more times.
Warrior Pose: Stand with feet wide apart. Rotate the right foot 45 degrees to the left and the left foot 90 degrees to the left. Look left. Bend the left knee until your thigh is parallel to the floor. Now raise both your arms parallel to the floor. Maintain the position for a few breaths and repeat to the other side.
Spine Lengthener: Stand with feet together and arms by the sides. Now in a continuous motion, sway up your arms straight into the sky, stretch your neck backwards and look up, stand on your toes, and stretch each part of your body. Breathe easy for a few seconds, and repeat the procedure 10 times. Perform this exercise at the conclusion of all how to become taller exercises.
The best way to maximize your height growth is to perform these stretching exercises after an intense aerobic session. Intense aerobic exercises boost levels of growth hormones and create micro-fractures in the bones. These micro-fractures can be extended by stretching exercises in the end.
