What are the better books on posture correction?

I have been working as a personal trainer related to body posture adjustment for almost three years, and I have read more than a dozen related books. There are only a few that are really practical and avoid pitfalls. There is no need to buy a bunch of them and collect dust at home.

If you are a practitioner yourself or want to study in depth, your first recommendation is definitely "Anatomy Train". Don't get entangled in the controversy about the fascial chain theory on the Internet. I practiced it myself and used the ideas in it to deal with cases where rounded shoulders have not improved after practicing for more than half a year. The effect is indeed much faster than simply doing back exercises - many people's rounded shoulders are not caused by weak back muscles at all, but because the fascia of the chest muscles and front chain are tightened. Just doing back exercises will make the trapezius muscles more swollen. Of course, this book has a very high threshold. It is full of anatomy nouns, and ordinary enthusiasts will feel sleepy after turning two pages. There is no need to study hard, just like if you just want to repair a doorknob, you don't want to study professional textbooks on civil engineering first, right?

If you just want to adjust your daily minor problems, such as the protruding neck caused by sitting for a long time, and the long and short legs caused by crossing the legs all the time, just read the "Posture Correction Guide" written by domestic rehabilitation experts. This book is very understanding of the daily bad habits of Chinese people, and the self-assessment method is as simple as facing it at home. You can do it with a mirror, and all the accompanying movements can be completed in ten minutes or so without any equipment. I used to adjust my mother’s internal knee buckle. I followed the procedure to rule out the problem of joint degeneration, and then practiced relaxation and strengthening movements for 20 minutes a day. After two months, her knees no longer hurt when she climbed the third floor.

Oh, by the way, there is also "Posture Determines Health" written by a popular Japanese author. The reviews on the Internet are very different. Professionals complain that it does not have rigorous anatomical support and many movement logic is untenable. However, ordinary readers find it easy to read and learn. It is full of tips for daily life. It even explains clearly how to carry a backpack and how to sit on an office chair. My own feeling is that if you just want to pay attention to your posture and don't have waist and neck pain or joint snapping problems, it's good to do flips with this book. Just don't believe in the "three-day correction of XO-shaped legs" gimmick in it, and don't do the extremely wide leg and waist movements in it.

In fact, to put it bluntly, you don’t need to be greedy when choosing a posture book. You can find one that matches your needs and practice with it, which is much more useful than a cabinet of brand-new professional books. After all, posture adjustment is never about watching, but about practicing, right?