How to Sit, Stand and Walk,For Strength, Health and Youthfulness

When walking, one should imagine that the legs are
attached to the middle of the chest. That gives long,
sweeping, graceful, springy steps because, when one
walks correctly with this swing and spring, he then
automatically builds energy. Habit either makes or breaks
us, and good posture habits make graceful, strong bodies.
Just as the twig is bent, the tree is inclined.
When in a sitting position, see that the spine is
stretched up and well back against the chair. Put
shoulders back and lift chest up and off the stomach,
head high and never forward. Be sure to have both your
feet on the floor and never sit with your legs crossed!
Under the knees run two of the largest arteries, carrying
nourishing blood to the muscles below the knees and to
all the nerves that are found in the feet.

When you cross your legs you immediately cut down
the blood flow to almost a trickle. When the leg and
knee muscles are not nourished and don’t have good
circulation, the blood goes stagnant in the extremities
which can lead to varicose veins or broken capillaries.
Look at the ankles of people over 40 who have made it a
habit of crossing their legs and you’ll see broken veins
and capillaries. When the muscles and feet don’t get
their full supply of blood, the feet become weak and
poor circulation sets in. Cold feet torment leg-crossers.
A well-known heart specialist was asked once, “When
do most people have a heart attack?” The heart specialist
answered, “At a time they are sitting quietly with one
leg crossed over the other.” So you can see that when
you sit down, you should plant both of your feet squarely
on the floor and never cross your legs. People who are
habitual leg-crossers always have more acid crystals
stored in the feet than those who never cross their legs
while sitting. Crossing of the legs is one of the worst
postural habits of man! It throws the hips, spine and
the head off balance and can become one of the most
insidious causes of a chronic backache. Poor posture of
any kind can bring unbearable pain throughout the
body, especially in the neck and lower back.
One very simple habit that is most beneficial to
establish for your health is to stand, walk and sit tall and
never sit with your legs crossed! Good posture does not
require an exaggerated unhealthy position. It’s simply
stretching up your spine and standing erect – which gives
all your body’s machinery room to operate and keep you
healthier! When you maintain good posture, soon your
body becomes more toned and healthier.