Standing on your own two feet

 
How often do you pay attention to the way you stand? 
 
If you are like me you aren’t often standing still, and if you do find yourself with a few spare moments you are probably not thinking about your posture.  But here is a really simple exercise you can do right now that will change the way your body feels and moves. 
 
Stand up with your heels together and your toes apart.  Squeeze your legs together and pull your stomach muscles strongly towards your spine.  Take a few moments to feel the weight in your feet.  Stand so that you feel even pressure on both feet.  You shouldn’t feel
more weight in your left foot than your right foot or more weight towards the front of your feet than the back.  Place your weight EVENLY on both feet.  Enjoy how balanced your body feels and do this as often as you can.
 
Most of  us stand with our posture all over the place.  We carry our children on one side all the time and try to do 101 things all at once.  We are usually leaning on one leg with all our weight in one hip.  When we do this over years it creates imbalances, which leads to pain.  We stand a lot in our daily life, brushing our teeth, waiting in line or at work.  All these times are great opportunities to use this exercise and begin developing your strong ‘after baby’ body.