How often should posture correction be done

There is really no one-size-fits-all standard answer to this question. The core depends on the type and severity of your own posture problems, combined with your daily living habits and maintenance status after correction. Flexible adjustments can range from 2-3 times a week to once every six months.

If it is just the rounded shoulders and forward head that have worsened due to overtime work and exam preparation in the past one or two weeks, as well as obvious shoulder and neck soreness and limited head turning, then intensive adjustments in the early stage will have the fastest effect. I met a little girl who worked as an e-commerce operator before. She stayed up for three weeks in a row during the 618 sales. At that time, she came three times a week. Each time, she would first relax her tense upper trapezius and pectoralis minor muscles, and then practice deep neck flexor activation exercises for 20 minutes. In about two weeks, her posture was basically back to normal, and the soreness disappeared. After that, it was changed to once a week for a month. Later, she paid attention to deliberately tuck her chin when sitting, and never came again.

There are two very different opinions in the circle now. Some people think that correction must be done at a fixed frequency, while others say that as long as you practice correctly, you don’t need to spend money to do it regularly. In fact, there is nothing wrong with these two views, but they are suitable for different groups of people. The former is more suitable for people who don’t have strong self-control and usually sit at work for eight or nine hours, always looking down at their mobile phones. There is a high probability that they won’t be able to persist for three days if they practice at home. Regular correction is equivalent to having someone help you keep an eye on the problem, and they can also promptly correct bad postures that you don’t notice at ordinary times. It is better than waiting until your waist protrudes. , cervical spondylosis comes to your doorstep only to regret it; the latter is a person with strong self-discipline and has figured out the correct force generation mode. He will deliberately adjust his posture when sitting, standing and walking. He will also practice core and shoulder exercises when he has time. Indeed, as long as there is no obvious discomfort or out of shape in the posture, it is enough to maintain it at home.

If you have chronic postural problems that have persisted for more than ten years, such as high and low shoulders and mild idiopathic scoliosis since childhood, there is no point in rushing. In the early stage, insist on 1-2 times a week for two to three months to relax the compensatory muscles and engrave the correct force exertion pattern into the muscle memory. When the posture is stable, slowly increase the interval, and change it to once every half a month or once a month. In fact, this logic is a bit like taking care of your skin. If you have been staying up late every day and your acne barrier has been damaged recently, you must go to a beauty salon two or three times a week for intensive repair. When your skin condition stabilizes, you can switch to applying routine skin care products on your own to maintain it. There is no need to run outside every day, nor can you ignore it when you are obviously feeling uncomfortable.

Don’t listen to the lies of some institutions that you need to apply for an annual card three times a week. I know a teacher who has been teaching yoga for ten years. He practices regularly and maintains a particularly good posture. I only do relaxation adjustments once or twice every year when the seasons change and my muscles are prone to tension and stiffness. Normally, there is no need to make special corrections at all. To put it bluntly, the frequency is never fixed. In the end, it all depends on your own physical condition. If one day you suddenly feel that your shoulders and neck are stiff again, and the force exerted on both sides of walking is different, then just adjust it. You will not feel uncomfortable and your posture will not be out of shape. There is no need to join in the fun.