It's not a stretch to say that there's plenty of misinformation out there, and wading through it can be difficult. If you were to hear a claim that simple exercises can actually make you grow taller, you'd probably scoff at the notion, or at least be very sceptical of its veracity, and consider it bunk.
Though it's hard to believe, it is actually true, and we have methods you can test yourself detailed below to prove it. Stretching can and will increase the length of the targeted area, and when targeting the proper areas, increase height.
A good starting point for these claims comes from Major League baseball, where studies have shown that the repeated effort and stretching of the arm that comes with throwing thousands of baseballs a year, has stretched out the throwing arm of most pitchers by 1-2 inches more than their other arm, which is quite a lot.
Even non-pitchers like most of us will find that our dominant arm is longer than our other arm by about half an inch, through the simple additional tasks that we give to it over the other arm. Measure your arms and see if these results aren't true, or simply hold your arms straight out in front of you and then bring them together, meeting at a point in the center of your body.
Arm length of course has nothing to do with height, but it's a good starting test to demonstrate the reality of these concepts. For height gain we'll need to target mainly the legs and the spine.
Targeting the spine with stretching exercises strengthens the discs in your back, and increases the length of space between the many vertebrae in the spine, increasing height.
Here's another fun task you can perform to see just how flexible the spinal column truly is, and how the contracting and expanding of it is no myth. The daily rigors of walking and standing, and the forces of gravity on your spine actually work to compress it as the day extends. When you sleep (assuming you don't sleep standing up of course), your spine will decompress, as the pressures of gravity are taken off it.
With that trusty tape measure in hand, measure your height just before you go to bed one night, and then again the next morning when you awake. You should have gained an inch in height from the previous night. Without exercise this cycle will continue on, but with the proper training, you can see some permanent height increasing effects in your spinal area.
These fun little experiments should be proof positive that height growth is possible through simple stretching. Nothing good comes easily though, and these tasks will take time before results are seen. The sooner you get started, the sooner you can have a taller you.
Though it's hard to believe, it is actually true, and we have methods you can test yourself detailed below to prove it. Stretching can and will increase the length of the targeted area, and when targeting the proper areas, increase height.
A good starting point for these claims comes from Major League baseball, where studies have shown that the repeated effort and stretching of the arm that comes with throwing thousands of baseballs a year, has stretched out the throwing arm of most pitchers by 1-2 inches more than their other arm, which is quite a lot.
Even non-pitchers like most of us will find that our dominant arm is longer than our other arm by about half an inch, through the simple additional tasks that we give to it over the other arm. Measure your arms and see if these results aren't true, or simply hold your arms straight out in front of you and then bring them together, meeting at a point in the center of your body.
Arm length of course has nothing to do with height, but it's a good starting test to demonstrate the reality of these concepts. For height gain we'll need to target mainly the legs and the spine.
Targeting the spine with stretching exercises strengthens the discs in your back, and increases the length of space between the many vertebrae in the spine, increasing height.
Here's another fun task you can perform to see just how flexible the spinal column truly is, and how the contracting and expanding of it is no myth. The daily rigors of walking and standing, and the forces of gravity on your spine actually work to compress it as the day extends. When you sleep (assuming you don't sleep standing up of course), your spine will decompress, as the pressures of gravity are taken off it.
With that trusty tape measure in hand, measure your height just before you go to bed one night, and then again the next morning when you awake. You should have gained an inch in height from the previous night. Without exercise this cycle will continue on, but with the proper training, you can see some permanent height increasing effects in your spinal area.
These fun little experiments should be proof positive that height growth is possible through simple stretching. Nothing good comes easily though, and these tasks will take time before results are seen. The sooner you get started, the sooner you can have a taller you.
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Rodney Williams is a regular writer on Natural Ways To Grow Taller. Check out his website for more articles on Stretching Exercises To Increase Height.
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