Let us improve personality

through postures

Health & Physical Education

Teacher : Niruba Kamalkanth
(Graduated Diploma in TESOL.UK)
 POSTURE MEANING
• The position in which someone holds their body
when standing or sitting.
• Posture is the form of your body,which is made
Up with proper positioning of bone,joints,
Muscles and nerves.Posture gives you a proper
Shape and defines your personality as a whole.
However, if there are certain defects in the
Posture.it can affect vour health in many ways.
 What is mean of correct
postures?
• The correct way we keep our body
During a certain situation or
Activity is known as correct
Posture.
 BENEFITS OF CORRECT
• POSTURE
Increased Confidence.
• More Energy
• Greater Self – Esteem and Better Mood.
• Easier Breathing.
• Less Frequent Headaches.
• Reduced Risk of Injury.
• Boosted Productivity.
 POOR POSTURE
• A posture which is inefficient, fails to serve
The purpose and in it unnecessary amount of
Muscle effort used
• Faulty alignment of body parts leading to
assitional muscle work.
• Marked increase in curves of spine which are
displeasing to eye.
• Reduces the efficiency of movement.
IDEAL POSTURE

KYPHOTIC - LORDOCTIC POSTURE

 HEALTH GOOD
POSTUR POSTUR
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Back pain, often caused by
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extended hours of poor Practicing good posture

posture, is becoming engages your core, opens up

increasingly common your diaphragm to help you

because of the amount of breathe better, and gives

time we spend hunched over your organs the room they

smartphones and slouching need to aid digestion.

in front of computers.
 Postures
Dynamic Posture Static Posture

• Ex : Walking • Ex : Standing

Running Sitting
Jumping Lying
 Situations where we should maintain
correct postures
• Standing • Walking

• Sitting • Lying
 Correct standing
• Standing posture we can divided into three ways,
• Stand at attention
• Stand at ease
• Stand ease
• Stand at Attention
How we keep our body when stand at attention
• Head, Back and Knees are straight
• Looking forward
• Shoulder are parallel to the ground
• Hands are keeping either side of body
• Fingers keep as clenched
• The feet are keeping in a V shape
 Situations where the posture of stand at
Attention is followed
• When the National Flag is hoisted
• When we sing the National Anthem
• When we sing the school Anthem
 Let’s see the piyumi’s distinctive
characteristics
• Cleanliness
• Proper maintain of Teeth, Nails and Hair
• Cleanliness and neatness of books and the dress
• Well – built
• Smiling face and being happy
• Following correct postures
• Good Health
 CONCLUSION
• These are just some of the tips to having a good
Posture.

• Keep the body moving and keep your posture relaxed

Whether sitting or standing while using computer to
avoid health complications.
THANK
YOU