Re: losing movement abilities

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--- Philip <physio.care@n...> wrote:

> Sedentary working can lead to bent over posture and decreased

> lung volume. This could be crucial as the years pile on as we need

> good rib cage expansion to prevent chest infections from.

> (we all know of elderly people who have had a chest infection

> during a few days enforced bed rest)

This seems like a key feature of aging to take pains to avoid.

Thoracic convexity seems to start young. Inviting gravity's

assistance in bending you over double doesn't seem sensible,

for a creature that's not yet properly adapted to its vertical

posture.

As well as its effect on the organs of oxygen, a

permanently-crunched rib cage affects most of your other

" vital organs " as well - they get squeezed in the cage

that was supposed to protect them.

Apart from bad postural habits, the cumulative effect of short

muscles between the ribs appears to be implicated.

To address that I would recommend back arches - and deep breathing.