2 standing exercises to improve posture and strengthen muscles

Thanh Thanh |

Eat This, Not That offers 2 standing exercises to improve posture and strengthen muscles.

Deadlift

Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart. Hold the dumbbells in your hands, relax in front of you. Keep your knees relaxed and your shoulders back, while bending down. Note: your eyes should look straight forward, bringing your hips down. Return to a straight position while tightening your glutes.

You should do 2-4 sets of 6-12 reps, 2-3 times a week. This is an exercise that works the back muscle chain to support posture.

Walking dumbbells

Hold heavy weights in both hands. Walk until your muscles feel tired. You should do it 2-4 times, each walk 30-60m, 2-3 times a week.

The exercise works the muscles of the legs, arms, torso, and core in one movement. Muscles affected in a vertical position help improve posture.

The common mistake in this exercise is not lifting heavy enough items to make you tired when traveling about 60m in 30-45 seconds.

If you persevere with a weight training regimen and last 4-6 weeks, you can achieve improved muscle growth and strength.

This can be determined by easier exercise, being able to lift heavier weights, or not feeling tired while trying to keep a person straight for a certain period of time.

Thanh Thanh
RELATED NEWS

How to increase muscle strength and prevent blood sugar spikes

|

Combining handshakes with toes many times, you can control blood sugar and exercise, increasing muscle strength.

How to do push-ups to increase muscle strength

|

To improve muscle health, do push-ups as suggested below by Everydayhealth.

Side plank exercises help test muscle strength

|

Tilt plank exercises help test muscle strength by affecting multiple muscle groups at the same time.

Earthquake collapses part of airport in Venezuela

|

Two strong earthquakes of magnitude 7.2 and 7.5 occurred near the northern coast of Venezuela on 24/6 local time, causing heavy damage.

Mr. Bui Quang Huy re-elected First Secretary of the Central Youth Union

|

Mr. Bui Quang Huy - Member of the Party Central Committee re-elected First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, term XIII, term 2026-2031.

19-hour transnational journey to bring Red-crowned Cranes to Tram Chim

|

Dong Thap - A journey of nearly 19 hours, overcoming more than 1,000km to bring 6 red-crowned cranes to Tram Chim safely is the result of coordination of many collectives and individuals of the two countries.

Trade union news: Proposing 2 options to increase the minimum wage from January 1, 2027

|

Today's trade union news includes: Proposal for 2 options to increase the minimum wage from January 1, 2027; Nearly 1,400 businesses in Hai Phong are late in paying social insurance...

How to increase muscle strength and prevent blood sugar spikes

HẠ MÂY (THEO ABOLUOWANG) |

Combining handshakes with toes many times, you can control blood sugar and exercise, increasing muscle strength.

How to do push-ups to increase muscle strength

THÙY DƯƠNG (THEO Everydayhealth) |

To improve muscle health, do push-ups as suggested below by Everydayhealth.

Side plank exercises help test muscle strength

Thanh Thanh |

Tilt plank exercises help test muscle strength by affecting multiple muscle groups at the same time.