'King Charles Walking' May Be The Secret To Better Posture, Experts Say

King Charles at the Chelsea flower showIn case you haven’t heard of “fart walks” yet, allow me to introduce you to a doctor’s favourite workout. A 2016 study, which included participants with type 2 diabetes, found that 10 minutes of “light” walking following all three meals did a better job of regulating people’s blood sugar than a single 30-minute block. The “intestinal motility” this encourages might make you more prone to toot, physician Dr Tim Tiutan said, but it could well be worth it. And now, ER doctor Dr Joe Whittington recommends “walking like an 18th-century professor” to help your posture, too.Or as some Brits like to call it: “King Charles walking.”“It feels weird at first – kind of like you’re about to lecture someone on 18th-century naval warfare – but it does actually work,” he explained.What’s the position?In an Instagram Reel, the doctor responded to a clip of a site user claiming walking with her hands behind her back “fixed her posture”.Dr Whittington said there’s some science, and not just clasped palms, behind that. It means your “shoulders go back, chest opens, and the spine straightens,” he explained.This “won’t fix your posture overnight, but it’ll help remind you what upright posture feels like”. Physiotherapist Sammy Margo previously spoke to HuffPost UK about the topic; she called the position the “Prince Charles” (though this was in 2020 – it’s now “King Charles”). “Interlink your fingers behind your back and walk around – like [King] Charles does with his hands behind his back,” she suggested.“It really opens up your chest.” Why does opening up your chest improve posture to begin with?Speaking to Valley Health, Polly deMille, an exercise physiologist, said: “People tend to focus only on strengthening the back when they want to improve posture. But the reality is you will not be able to do that effectively if there is not enough ‘give’ in the front.” That means stretching your pectoral (chest) muscles, she continued.Aside from helping you breathe better, she added, keeping an open chest “also reduces the possibility of shoulder impingement – irritation and pain that can occur when tight pec muscles pull your shoulder forward when you lift your arm.”Well, if it works for the King... Related...'Fart Walks' May Be The Secret To Healthy Ageing, Doctor SaysNo, It’s Not A Leash — Here’s Why Planes Get ‘Walked’ Before Takeoff'I Walked Out Of A Job interview After 1 Question – Did I Overreact?'

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