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My mother used to have predictable comments on my appearance (regardless of my age). “Stand up straight” and “get the hair out of your eyes.”

Well the hair is still in my eyes but I have taken her advice about standing up straight. This was after glancing at my hunched over form in a store window. Was that really me, slouching down the street? Were my shoulders permanently bent forward. Did I always have to slump toward the computer screen?

So one day in my gym I asked one of the trainers to give me some exercises to improve my posture. And she did. They were mostly upper arm and back exercises to increase their strength so I could hold a better posture without my back getting tired. She also told me that Yoga and some Pilates exercises would help, but most important,I just had to keep reminding myself to hold my body so there was a relatively straight line from my head to my toes.

One of the benefits I noticed was that I felt and even looked thinner. There is nothing like adding a half an inch to your height by standing up straight to make the morning’s weight more acceptable. “Oh, I am taller so I guess I can weigh a few more pounds.” And, my clothes seem to fit better. Maybe standing up straight just stretches your body in the right places so what looked dumpy when I was somewhat crumpled suddenly appeared lean and long.

So thank you Mom. Now if I can only figure out what to do with my bangs

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