This is a follow-up of previous article Longus Colli Strengthening Exercise – Avoiding Texting Neck
Katy Bowman’s (the link on her book) excellent article on the theme of avoiding lifting your chin.
The full article is here.
Few takeaways:
Somewhere along the lines of your life, you started lifting up your chin. This habit starts for any number of reasons, including:
You were told lifting the chin was good posture.
You wanted to smooth out the chin(s).
You wear bifocals.
So, no matter why you started doing lifting the chin, you’re going to stop.
Today.
Right now, actually. Just let the chin drop, allowing the muscles that run between the skull and the first and second vertebrae — the suboccipital muscles — to return to their appropriate length.
And, apologize to the disks in your neck. You didn’t mean to harm them for the sake of vanity. Or communication.
