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.
In fact, most humans with a dominant arm will find that arm to be an inch longer than their other arm, through the simple additional stretching that the dominant arm endures through everyday use. You can go ahead and measure the length of your own arms right now. Don't be surprised in the least if your dominant arm is at least slightly longer than your other arm.
Now having longer arms of course is not helpful as far as height gain goes, or for much else for that matter, unless you're a boxer. For height gain, we need to target two key areas, 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.
To see how easily this works, there's another task you can perform, with which you can see what the simple force of gravity does to the spine and its length throughout the day. The discs in your spine actually compress during the day, through the pressures of walking and standing, and the effects of gravity, and decompress while you sleep.
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.
Hopefully you've had fun with these tasks and learned a few things about height gain along the way. With some simple stretching exercises, height gain is very much possible. You have nothing to lose, and a few inches to gain. - 15438
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.
In fact, most humans with a dominant arm will find that arm to be an inch longer than their other arm, through the simple additional stretching that the dominant arm endures through everyday use. You can go ahead and measure the length of your own arms right now. Don't be surprised in the least if your dominant arm is at least slightly longer than your other arm.
Now having longer arms of course is not helpful as far as height gain goes, or for much else for that matter, unless you're a boxer. For height gain, we need to target two key areas, 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.
To see how easily this works, there's another task you can perform, with which you can see what the simple force of gravity does to the spine and its length throughout the day. The discs in your spine actually compress during the day, through the pressures of walking and standing, and the effects of gravity, and decompress while you sleep.
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.
Hopefully you've had fun with these tasks and learned a few things about height gain along the way. With some simple stretching exercises, height gain is very much possible. You have nothing to lose, and a few inches to gain. - 15438
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Rodney Williams is a regular writer on Growing Taller Naturally. Check out his website for more articles on Stretching Exercises To Increase Height.
