Posture plays a very significant role in our daily activities. In fact, posture is the position in which we hold our body upright against gravity while standing, sitting, walking, running or Iying down. The force of gravity acts upon our body constantly. If the muscles of our body are week, we may suffer from postural deformities such as kyphosis, Iordosis, scoliosis, bow legs, knock-knee, flatfoot, etc. Owing to these postural deformities, our working efficiency usually gets reduced.
Therefore, it is essential for us to know about correct posture, bad posture and how to correct posture with the help of various exercises. Correct posture means the balancing of body in accurate and proper manner while sitting, standing, reading, writing or doing any other action.
The first impression of an individual is based on how he stands, sits and walks. In a proper posture, the whole body weight is balanced on both feet without any effort and the entire body appears to be in a vertical line. In this position, all the limbs of the body perform their function efficiently. A posture is dynamic and changes according to the activity. Views of Avery, “A good posture is one in which the body is so balanced as to produce least fatigue”.