Are there exercises we can do to grow taller? Yes! That said, you’ll only become taller in the sense that you’ll reveal your natural height. Many of us sit for most of the day. Over time our bodies will learn to become extremely efficient sitters and lock us up in a hunched over, head forward, position. This reduces our height. There is, however, a 5 minute solution that can help improve your posture, undo the “damages” of prolonged sitting, and maybe even help you grow taller. Today I’ll show you the exact posture correction exercises and how to use them to grow taller in just 5 minutes.
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First, let’s do a quick overview of the routine and the science behind how it helps you grow taller. If we take a look at the most common sitting posture, you can see how certain joints get locked up in poor positions. To improve our posture and relieve stiffness, we want to look for exercises that not only move these joints in the opposite way, but also strengthen the weakened muscles needed to keep the joints in the proper position for good. We’ll apply this concept to the three most common problem areas, and the areas that affect your height the most — the back, the shoulders, and the neck.
Let’s start the process of helping you become taller by focusing on your back. The first exercise, thoracic rotations, is going to help improve your ability to rotate your mid-back. Next, we’re going to use the cobra pose to focus on extending your back out of its rounded position and strengthening some of your back muscles. This exercise is a great option to do so because the entire body is almost completely reversed in this stretch position when compared to a typical sitting posture. Now guys, before we move onto the shoulders, I want to emphasize that while these exercises may look easy when I do them, it took me a long time to improve my mobility to get to this point. Many of you will find them quite challenging when you actually try them, so don’t worry if your form doesn’t quite look like mine yet.
Alright, so now that we’ve unlocked the spine, we’ll be better able to work on your stiff shoulders that are rounding you forward into a locked up position and also contributing to your forward head posture. The first of the exercises we’ll use to help you grow taller is the over-and-backs. These will focus on loosening up the shoulders.
Now that we’ve temporarily loosened our shoulders up, we’ll be able to better target your weakened back and shoulder muscles. To do so, we’ll use what I call reverse wall angels. When done properly, you should feel this in the muscles of your mid back and shoulders. If you feel this more in your upper traps, try performing it on the floor or a on a bench instead as your mid-back muscles may not yet be strong enough to perform this upright. If on the other hand you find it easy, you can add pulses to each part of the movement and even add a bit of weight in your hands.
Finally, we’re ready for the last piece of the puzzle, the neck. What we need to do is actually pretty simple. We just need to strengthen the deep muscles in your neck that have become weak and are failing to do its job of keeping your head in its upright position. As for the specific posture correction exercises you’ll use? Well, there’s only one. And although it may not look pretty, it’s extremely effective and can be done anywhere. It’s none other than the chin tucks. When done properly, you should feel the deep muscles under your chin working.
Now that we’ve gone through the exercises, let’s cover how to implement them for the best results. You’re going to do each exercise for 1 minute. Within that minute, take it slow and try to do as many quality reps as you can. Quality is more important than quantity.
Here’s how to grow taller in 5 minutes:
BACK:
Exercise 1: Thoracic Rotations (30s per side)
Exercise 2: Cobra Pose (1 minute)
SHOULDERS:
Exercise 3: Over-And-Backs (1 minute)
Exercise 4: Reverse Wall Angels (1 minute)
NECK:
Exercise 5: Chin Tucks (1 minute)
Implement this 1-2 times a day, make an effort to get up and move more, and you’ll very quickly feel and see a difference. Don’t forget to measure your height before and after as well, and leave a comment below if you managed to gain an inch or two. If you didn’t, don’t worry about it. Embrace your height, ignore anyone who puts you down about it, and enjoy the many other benefits this routine has to offer.
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Whoever’s reading this, I pray that whatever your going through gets better and whatever your struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! Amen
Thank you <3
What if im an evil person? And you just wished i accomplish my goals which were to hurt people? You should watch what you say, I know your trying to be positive but the wording needs to change…
Thank you. ❤
Definitely going to add this to my health journey regimen!
As mentioned, here’s the PDF of the full posture routine for you to download: https://builtwithscience.com/posturePDF/ . This was a fun one, hope you enjoyed it! See below for a link to the studies I mentioned in the video as well. Cheers!
PREVALENCE OF FORWARD HEAD POSTURE
https://aujmsr.com/prevalence-of-forward-head-posture-and-its-impact-on-the-activity-of-daily-living-among-students-of-adesh-university-a-cross-sectional-study/
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN STRENGTH OF DEEP NECK MUSCLES AND FORWARD HEAD POSTURE
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/354683774_The_effects_of_therapeutic_exercise_in_improving_forward_head_posture_and_functionality_in_patients_with_neck_pain
Please do in weighted stretching
Thanks for the PDF Jeremy, you have the best fitness content on YouTube! :)
you didnt say how many sets and reps to do
I WAS SEARCHING FOR POSTURE CORRECTION EXCERSISES + TALLENING STRETCHES FOR THE PAST TWO MONTHS.
THIS VIDEO HIT THE SPOT. GREAT WORK MY MAN.
THAT IS VERY GOOD WE ARE HAPPY FOR YOU
i worked with other of your videos and i also feel like it helped me a lot already. your visualizations make it easier to really understand the problem, compared to other great fitness channels like athlean x
Thankyou. EXCELLENT SESSION ♥️ neck training and posture routines are slightly under appreciated….
Tried the exercises, and it gave me a +2 cm increase instantly. My GF loved it.
I’m also excited to flex that extra 1cm of growth. Now I just need a girlfriend to impress….
Im 21yo and all theese year’s i haven’t worked out for more than a month and I’ve never done something to unlock my full potential. This isn’t a long list so hopefully i will stick to it and i hope i start working out and improving myself for forever. Just little steps everyday so my mind doesn’t quit before my body.
I’m very excited to try the reverse wall angels. Ive been trying to do the wall slides from your other video and they’ve been very difficult for me. I cannot keep everything against the wall. This excercise may be easier for some people but still work the same muscles as the wall slides.
This video came at the perfect time, I’ve just been looking for the right video to fix all of my postural issues. Thank you Jeremy, you’re the best health and fitness YouTuber on the platform! I’d also love to see a video on flat feel/duck feet/foot overpronation.
Your content is amazing man
really appreciate the work u put it
What is the difference between this reverse wall angel and the wall slides you showed in an older video? Does both do the same?
This Channel is fantastic! Jeremy Congrats for your great Videos and thank you for sharing your knowledge!
Your first video on this helped me to correct my posture effectively unlocking the pulling power of my back, but sometimes I find myself, mostly sitting, with bad posture. Maybe this will help reduce the amount of time spent daily in bad posture.
I’m already following your videos to correct my bad postures and it was very effective ! I was wondering that if you can do a video about how to train the facial muscles correctly to get a good shape to the face and strong jawline.
It’s pretty ridiculous how much good mobility content I’ve gotten from this channel. I got in a car accident several years ago, and I’ve made more progress at fixing the damage watching this channel than I’ve ever gotten from a chiropractor or physical therapist
I really wanted it, thanks bro.. My height is 5′ 7″ and I think 5′ 9″ is perfect height. I am doing hanging, rope skipping, and calf raises daily. Wish me luck.
I’ve been doing these exercises for 2 months now and my posture is golden now. I’ve grown 3 cm too.
Excellent video as always! One note: As physios we typically suggest INHALING when extending the back and EXHALING when flexing. The reasoning behind this is quite simple: extension will naturally also cause your ribs to spread out and your chest wall to expand, which is what occurs during inspiration. The opposite occurs during exhalation. I find that with clients the reverse of what you usually suggest in your videos works best in terms of comfort and range of motion.