{"id":476323,"date":"2010-03-26T15:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-26T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thatsfit.ca\/2010\/03\/26\/add-cat-cow-pose-to-your-yoga-practice-and-improve-your-postur\/"},"modified":"2010-03-26T15:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-03-26T19:00:00","slug":"add-cat-cow-pose-to-your-yoga-practice-and-improve-your-posture","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/476323","title":{"rendered":"Add ‘Cat-Cow’ Pose to Your Yoga Practice and Improve Your Posture"},"content":{"rendered":"

Filed under: Health<\/a>, Fitness<\/a>, Fit Yoga<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"If you’re not familiar with Cat-Cow Pose, you are definitely missing out. Not only is this pose wonderful for bringing awareness to the spine, but it also helps with stretching and strengthening the back, developing coordination of spinal movement and keeping the spine flexible. Cat-Cow Pose is a regular in my yoga<\/a> classes. Whether you are new to yoga or an advanced practitioner, once you’ve tried it, you can never get enough of this pose. <\/p>\n

Keys to Good Posture<\/strong>
\nThe basis for good posture is maintaining a “neutral spine.” A neutral spine retains three natural curves: a small hollow at the base of the neck, a small roundness at the middle back, and a small hollow in the low back. A neutral spine is neither rounded forward nor arched back too much.<\/p>\n

We are a slouching culture; hunched backs, forward-rolled shoulders and protruding bellies. Bad posture<\/a> is a growing epidemic in our society, as many people spend long hours sitting behind a desk every day. It is estimated that four out of five Canadians will experience back pain at some point in their lives, and it is the top reason for missing work. <\/a><\/p>\n

Research also suggests<\/a> that many spine problems are preventable because they result from poor posture and body mechanics, which subject the spine to abnormal stresses. Slouching creates poor posture, which results in imbalances in muscle structures.<\/p>\n

How Can Yoga Help?<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Filed under: Health, Fitness, Fit Yoga If you’re not familiar with Cat-Cow Pose, you are definitely missing out. Not only is this pose wonderful for bringing awareness to the spine, but it also helps with stretching and strengthening the back, developing coordination of spinal movement and keeping the spine flexible. Cat-Cow Pose is a regular […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1669,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-476323","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476323","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1669"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=476323"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/476323\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=476323"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=476323"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=476323"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}