Muscle imbalances that need posture exercises

Posture exercises for two common muscle imbalances

There are many different types of muscle imbalances that can be corrected with the right posture exercises, but we are going to address the two most common muscle imbalance that most people suffer.  These two muscle imbalances are the anterior pelvic tilt and hunched over shoulders with protruding head sticking out. Posture exercises work remarkable well to correct postural imbalances.

Posture exercises for the anterior pelvic tilt muscle imbalance

The targeted muscles to correct the anterior pelvic tilt are primarily the Psoas Major and the Iliacus muscles of the deep hip flexors and the Gluteus Maximus, Gluteus Medius, and the Gluteus Minimus.

Learn more how the Psoas Major, Iliacus, and Gluteus muscles cause anterior pelvic tilt

Posture exercises to treat the Psoas Major muscles of the deep hip flexors

Psoas Major muscles of the deep hip flexors

Posture exercises to treat the Iliacus muscles deep hip flexors

Iliacus muscles deep hip flexors

Posture exercises to treat the Gluteus Maximus causes anterior pelvic tilt

Gluteus Maximus causes anterior pelvic tilt

Posture exercises to treat the Gluteus Medius causes anterior pelvic tilt

Gluteus Medius causes anterior pelvic tilt

Posture exercises for hunched over shoulders and protruding head that sticks out

The targeted muscles to correct hunched over shoulders with protruding head that sticks out are the Latissimus Dorsi, upper and lower Trapezius, Pectoralis Major and the Pectoralis Minor muscles.

Learn more how the Latissumus Dorsi, Trapezius, Pectoralis Major and Minor cause hunched over shoulders with protruding head that sticks out

Posture exercises to treat the Latissimus Dorsi and upper, lower Trapezius

Latissimus Dorsi and upper, lower Trapezius

Posture exercises to treat the Pectoralis Major muscles stretched for posture correction

Pectoralis Major muscles stretched for posture correction

Posture exercises to treat the Pectoralis Minor stretched for posture correction
Pectoralis Minor stretched for posture correction



What is a postural imbalance

Correcting muscular and postural imbalances
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How posture exercises work

Posture exercises work by stretching the tight muscles and strengthening the weak muscles that surround the affected joint

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