What exercises fix bad posture?

Sitting for the majority of the day can lead to the bad posture.

Also, with many people hunched over smaller screens for hours, wreaking immediate havoc on the back and our general posture while potentially causing long-term issues of back pain.

Staying as active as possible and taking regular breaks to complete a few easy but effective stretches to open the body and improve core strength is essential to ensure we avoid slipping into that slumped posture we know all too well.

To help, we have created this swift, 5 minute workout designed to stretch out the back and engage the core in between coffee breaks.

Repeat it regularly and you’ll improve your posture in no time.

Reps

Complete each exercise for 30 seconds before moving to the next one, and complete two rounds of each for a total of five minutes.

Squats with raised arms

  • Stand with feet around hip-width apart and arms raised overhead
  • Keep a straight back as you squat down as if sitting in a chair
  • Go down to a 90-degree angle and return with arms still spread in the air.

Lat stretch (both arms overhead)

  • Stand straight with your arms raised above your head and arms close to ears
  • Join your hands together and push your shoulder blades down and back
  • Retain this position and lean to each side to feel the stretch on the opposite side of your torso.

Back extension with reverse fly

  • Lie on your front with your hands beside your shoulders and legs down on the ground
  • Lift your chest off of the ground and squeeze your shoulder blades back
  • Release and lower your torso back to the floor and repeat, letting you lower back doing the work to lift your torso.

Glute bridge

  • Lie on the floor facing upwards, with bent knees and feet flat on the floor with arms straight out by your side and palms down
  • Lift your hips off the ground until you form a straight line with your knees, hips and shoulders, squeezing your glutes and engaging your core
  • Hold this position for a few seconds and slowly return to the floor.

Simple bicycle kicks

  • Lie flat on your back, with both legs extended and place arms flat by your sides
  • Bend one knee toward your chest, keeping the opposite leg extended
  • Squeeze at the peak and repeat on the opposite side.

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