⠀ One thing that I have noticed from training with trans clients is that the overwhelming majority has pretty bad posture. Myself included. This could be due to a few things: ⠀ ⠀ 1. Years of slouching to hide your chest due to dysphoria. ⠀ 2. Years of binding on a daily basis. ⠀ 3. Top surgery which inhibits mobility and creates scar tissue. ⠀ 4. Working a desk job. ⠀ ⠀ Slouching, binding, post-op limited mobility and scar tissue can create muscle imbalances that can lead to poor posture, headaches, and shoulder injuries. ⠀ ⠀ I am guilty of not stretching my chest enough which landed me with some lovely bicep tendonitis and fluid in my right shoulder. Don’t be like me. I’ve been using this time to focus on opening up my chest and using my bands to strengthen the weak muscles in my back. Happy to say I am no longer experiencing shoulder pain. It’s amazing how muscle imbalances can influence how you move and create improper movement patterns that lead to injury. ⠀ ⠀ If you work a desk job, did/do wear a binder, have had top surgery.. I highly suggest you be proactive about stretching and doing corrective exercises to prevent injury. 💪⠀ ⠀ Get to it 🙌⠀ ⠀ #correctiveexercise #chest #backpain #neckpain #topsurgery #binder #chestbinding #posture #badposture #stretching #cheststretches #injuryprevention #ftm #trans #transgender #transman #fitness ⠀ https://www.instagram.com/p/B_nkPGbg-Ej/?igshid=12hualhw7lzfe
