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 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.
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






