It sounds easy to say but your posture determines other peoples perception of you. It's like giving them a window into your soul ... a glimpse of who lies beneath that smooth enticing skin of your's. In essence a mirror, a reflections of what your perception is of ... YOU. 


"Don't slouch" - we never realize how important that is and I bet all of us must have heard that a thousand times while growing up. And what is important is not just standing up straight, but how each part of the body relates to others. 

Remember the kids song "where the shoulder is connected to your back bone, but how many of us really take that message to heart? Of course we know that as far as the skeleton goes it's accurate, but that isn't really the point. A human body is a set of interrelated components and a change in one part of the body will affect others. So it makes sense that your posture will affect the way your stomach appears, and the under lying strength in your muscles will naturally affect the way that you stand and sit.

Stand up and sit up straight - so the initial step to improving the way your stomach, your whole body looks is ... to stand up and sit up straight. This stretches your back muscles and lengthens your stomach lines but it also has other effects. A decent posture will strengthen your back, strengthen your 'girdle' - the circle of muscles around your midriff - and improve your health. Just sitting and standing up straighter strengthens your abdominal muscles, (if you pull your stomach in you do double time. working both the core (inner) and the outer abdominal muscles), giving a firmer and more toned appearance.