{"id":1728,"date":"2015-11-29T20:43:52","date_gmt":"2015-11-29T20:43:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1728"},"modified":"2015-11-29T20:43:52","modified_gmt":"2015-11-29T20:43:52","slug":"exercises-for-combatting-rounded-shoulders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pilateswithpriya.co.uk\/?p=1728","title":{"rendered":"Exercises for combatting rounded shoulders."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Shoulders are one of my picky points. Why? Well firstly because I have had to really work on mine. They have always been a sticking point for me, I remember a Pilates teacher walking down the road with me once saying &#8220;Shoulders down&#8221; every 2 steps! Carrying, feeding and rocking babies always affects my shoulders and upper back. So I guess you could say I&#8217;m a bit picky about shoulders as I know how much it poor posture in this area can affect you.<\/p>\n<p>I would encourage you to look in the mirror at your posture, side on and front on.<\/p>\n<p>1. Are your shoulders level?<\/p>\n<p>2. Are your shoulders rounded?<\/p>\n<p>3. Can you slide your shoulders further down in your spine, so are they too far up towards your ears?<\/p>\n<p>4. Do you stick your ribcage forward? (Ladies, no boob thrusting is needed!)<\/p>\n<p>Here are some exercises to help you strengthen your upper back and focus on your shoulders.<\/p>\n<p>Really good if you sit at a desk for some time and know your shoulderes are suffering. Also brilliant for mums who are feeding, carrying, rocking babies and babywearing.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"738\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/rfaooxNwVNw?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Shoulders are one of my picky points. Why? Well firstly because I have had to really work on mine. 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