The Stomach
The stomach doesn’t need much of an introduction. It’s right there in plain sight. Right in front of you. But there may be some things you don’t know about your stomach that may make you think a little bit. Feel the immediate effect.
This is a drill similar to the “Immediate Effect: The Pelvis” drill only this time we will be concentrating on the “Immediate Effect: The Stomach”.
The difference between the tilt of the pelvis and the form of the stomach when standing in a type 1 position and a type 2 position are noticeable immediately as you assume the position of either form.
Follow these directions and you will see the immediate result of shifting from a Type 1 position to a Type 2 or Perfect Posture positioning:
Stand “up straight”. The way we were taught to stand in school. Lock those knees back. Chest out. Shoulders back. Now place your hands on your stomach. Lower than the picture at right.
Relax the stomach with the knees locked back. Note the shape of the stomach. Note the “potbelly”. The reason the “pot” appears is because the pelvis has tilted forward spilling the intestines against the abdominal wall. It could be called step two in the chain reaction resulting from the Type 1 position held too long and without understanding.
Now unlock the knees. Position the shoulders vertical to the knees. Note the shape of the stomach. It is no longer shaped like a “pot” and has some tone to it. This is the shape and tone your stomach should always have.
Note how all knees in this military photo appear to be locked back in a Type 1 position.
This is the shape your stomach would habitually assume if standing in a balanced fashion became habitual. A habit is something that is done without conscious effort. With practice the Perfect Posture method can become habitual and done without effort.
If you’re in the military note how long you stand in Type 1 position and make efforts to rejuvenate your spine and body with plenty of “at ease” time spent in a balanced Type 2 positioning lifestyle.
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