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>>> MANY
>>> MANY HEALTH CONCERNS CAN BE TRACED TO THE WAY YOU SIT AND
STAND.
STAND.
STAND. COMPUTER AND SMART PHONE USE
CONTRIBUTE TO OUR POSTURE.
WE HAVE SIMPLE WAYS TO IMPROVE
IT DR. HANSIE WONG.
I NOTICE YOUR POSTURE IS
EXCELLENT.
EXCELLENT. TELL ME ABOUT YOUR MEDICAL
BACKGROUND AND WHAT BROUGHT TO
THE SPECIALTY.
THE SPECIALTY. >> SO I'M TRAINED IN FAMILY
PRACTICE AND INTEGRATED
MEDICINE.
MEDICINE.
MEDICINE. I TAKE A HOLISTIC APPROACH TO
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. I
HEALTH. I HAVE A BOOKED GROUND THIS IS
SOMETHING THAT AFFECTS OUR
HEALTH.
HEALTH.
HEALTH. TELL ME WHY.
>> IF YOU'RE DO YOU THINK
SOMETHING OVER AND OVER AGAIN,
IT CAN TRANSLATE TO INJURIES OR
AFFECT THE WAY THAT WE HANDLE
STRESS IN LIFE.
SO PEOPLE THAT CROSS THEIR
LEGS, WE OFTEN DO.
AND I AS WELL.
BUT IF YOU TEND TO CROSS ONE
SIDE OVER MORE THAN THE OTHER,
THINK ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING
TO THE MUSCLE IMBALANCE THAT
COULD HURT YOUR BACK AND MAYBE
YOUR SHOULDERS AS WELL.
AND IF YOU HAVE BACK PAIN OR
SHOULDER PAIN IT COULD STEM
FROM CROSSING YOUR LEGS EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. >>
DAY. >> SHOULD WE NOT CROSS OUR LEGS
OR MAKE SURE THAT WE GO BACK
AND FORTH?
AND FORTH? >> I WOULD RECOMMEND THAT YOU
DO NOT CROSS YOUR LEGS.
IF YOU DO, BE AWARE OF WHICH
SIDE YOUR CROSSING MORE THAN
THE OTHER AND TRY TO EVEN IT
OUT A LITTLE BIT.
>> GIVE US THE ABBREVIATED FORM
OF ASSESSING OUR POSTURE.
I THINK MINE HAS GOTTEN WAY
WORSE.
WORSE.
WORSE. OUR HEADS ARE DOWN AND THE
COMPUTERS, IT IS VERY COMMON
FOR THE GEARS TO BE IN FRONT OF
THE SHOULDERS.
THE SHOULDERS. THAT IS ONE OF THE THINGS.
AND THEN THE OTHER THING WITH
THE HIPS TOO, WE STICK OUR HIPS
OUT OR FORWARD LIKE A PREGNANT
WOMAN IF YOU'RE CARRYING A LOT
OF WEIGHT, AND THAT CAN PUT
PRESSURE ON YOUR BACK AS WELL.
>> SO YOU HAVE SOME EASY TIPS
WITH EXERCISES TO HELP US GET
BETTER ABOUT THIS.
YOU CANNOT SEE YOURSELF SO YOUR
FIRST TIP IS TO STAND TALL.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
STANDING TALL IS STANDING TALL.
SOMETIMES YOU CAN STAND AGAINST
A WALL AND TRY TO USE THE BACK
OF YOUR HEAD AS WELL AS YOUR
HIPS TOUCHING THE WALL.
THIS WOULD BE THE GETTING YOUR
NECK OUT LIKE THAT.
THE OTHER THING THAT YOU CAN DO
AT HOME OR IN THE CAR BECAUSE
WE'RE IN A CAR A LOT IS USING
OUR HEADREST.
OUR HEADREST. NO IT IS, NO IS IT THAT WHEN
YOU'RE IN THE CAR, GET YOUR
HEAD OFF THE HEADREST.
>> SO IT IS A PERFECT TIME JUST
PRACTICE THAT CHIN TUCK.
>> VERY GOOD TIP THERE.
>> SNOW ANGELS.
>> THERE ARE A COUPLE OF WAYS
TO DO THAT.
YOU CAN DO SNOW ANGELS.
THAT HELPS WITH GETTING OUR
SHOULDER BLADES BACK.
SO OFTEN TIMES WE HAVE ROUND
SHOULDERS.
SHOULDERS. SO ROUNDING THEM BACK AND DOING
THE SNOW ANGELS.
>> I FEEL LIKE THAT IS EVERY
DAY.
DAY.
DAY. IF
DAY. IF I
DAY. IF I THINK ABOUT IT, I REALIZE
I HAVE MY SHOULDERS ROLLED
FORWARD ALL THE TIME.
>> EVEN PULLING THEM BACK, YOU
HAVE TO DO ROLL IT BACK.
>> YOU'RE CLOSING IN YOUR
CHEST.
CHEST.
CHEST. YOU'RE SHORTENING YOUR BREATH.
IT MAKES YOU FEEL MORE OPEN AND
A DEEPER BREATH AND CALMER AND
MORE RELAXED.
MORE RELAXED. >> NEXT THING CAT.
>> THIS ONE IS A CAT.
THIS IS A YOGA MOVEMENT.
IT CREATES MOVEMENT IN THE
LOWER SPINE.
LOWER SPINE. WE'RE CONSTANTLY HUNCHED OVER
AND OUR HIPS ARE TIGHT.
THIS MONTH.
THIS MONTH. YOU BEING BE SEATED.
YOU COME OUT AND IN AND BACK.
YOU GOT THAT STRETCHED OUT AN
OPENED UP.
OPENED UP. AND MOVING THE LOWER BACK AND
THE OVER YOUR SPINE.
>> THE BEST WAY TO GET OPEN AND
GETTING YOUR CHEST OPEN.
>> THE OPENING UP OF YOUR CHEST
AND PULLING YOUR SHOULDERS
BACK.
BACK.
BACK. >>
BACK. >> WHAT ABOUT STRIKING A POWER
POSE.
POSE.
POSE. >>
POSE. >> BEING OPEN AND BEING
CONFIDENT SO THAT CAN AFFECT
OUR EMOTIONS.
OUR EMOTIONS. WE ARE CLOSE AND SHY WE'LL BE
AFFECTING OUR POSTURE.
BEFORE COMING ON, I STRIKE TO
STRIKE MY POSE AND GIVING YOU
THE CONFIDENCE.
THE CONFIDENCE. >> YOU MIGHT DO THAT TOO.
>> DO SUN BREAST.
>> SUN BREAST WHAT IS THAT?
>> THAT IS A BIT IT IS A WHOLE
THING.
THING.
THING. >>
THING. >> SO IN TERMS OF POSTURE AND
DISCONNECTION OF MENTAL HEALTH
AND PHYSICAL HEALTH WHAT IS THE
ONE THING THAT YOU TELL TO US
DO TODAY, THE MOST IMPORTANT
THING TO REALIGN?
>> HAVE YOUR HEAD UP FALL.
>> LIKE YOU'RE HOLDING
SOMETHING ON TOP OF YOUR HEAD?
>> YES.
>> YES.
>> YES. IT WILL ALIGN YOUR BREATH AND
ALLOW YOU TO TAKE DEEPER BREATH
AND BE MORE CENTERED.
>> I'M GOING TO TRY A LITTLE
HARD.
HARD.
HARD. THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
DR. HANSIE WONG WILL TEACH A
WORKSHOP ABOUT THE POWER OF
POSSIBLE SEWER AT THE KING
COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY.
WE LINKED MORE INFORMATION AND
THE EXERCISES THAT YOU CAN DO
AT HOME TO IMPROVE