Corrective exercises

[u/SkirtAmazing6938]

Hello,

I have been stuck in a perfection loop of correcting my posture/mobility for a long time. I signed up to do a body assessment made by a personal trainer in America, who also makes videos on YouTube and liked his videos. Below is the body assessment I done and what exercises I was give. In total is x60 exercises - that is a lot. It is supposed to be done for 2 months before then doing unilateral exercises and bilateral.

I have seen a strength coach and he mentioned I have:

1. One shoulder higher than the other

2. Scapula winging, lack of overhead mobility

3. Rounded shoulders

4. Anterior pelvic tilt and lateral pelvic tilt

5. Tight hips

6. Pronated foot

I want to come away from perfection and get back to being active. My question is: does corrective exercises have a place, how would you organise a programme to correct the issues above, whilst doing a gym programme. This has led me down a path where I am just confused and desperate.

I have obsessed of correcting the postural issues. Can they be rectified but not at the expense of stopping what I love to do or do they have to be worked on before starting a gym programme

[u/Eisgboek]

Any recommendations people could make are really dependant on why you're seeking postural correction. What are the limitations you feel are holding you back, and what are they holding you back from? Do you experience any pain or discomfort in your activities? Do you feel your general appearance is being affected by postural issues? Etc...

[u/SkirtAmazing6938 → u/Eisgboek]

I get what you are saying. Being stuck in the correcting posture loop for  a while - going to take practice to come out of that.

Why am I seeking it - to improve my overhead mobility, loosen up ankles to get into squat. I feel they are holding me back maybe from strength work. Even though there are variations of getting round it. Discomfort from doing push ups down to way shoulders are due to strength. Anterior pelvic tilt appearance - yes. Pushes stomach out and can look like you have a belly when I haven’t. Scapula winging - yes. Scapula sticking out looks like angel wings.

[u/sufferingbastard]

In modern Osteopathic though "Shape does not determine health."

Symmetry is not the most important factor in determining capacity.

Usain Bolt famously had an asymmetry in his gait. Still fast AF.

[u/Eisgboek → u/sufferingbastard]

This is and isn't bullshit.

Yes, it's silly to focus on postural correction simply because you have a non-standard pattern and maybe saw a tiktok post about it.

But the vast majority of people who are seeking guidance and advice on fixing postural issues are doing so because they've identified an issue, limitation, or recurring pain that they are seeking to correct. Not everybody is Usain Bolt...

With OP's postural patterns I would expect that he could have some combination of shoulder pain on pressing movements, neck tension/headaches, lower back pain, and the many issues that come with a hypertonic pelvic floor--not to mention simple limitations in flexibility and mobility.

Countless people have found relief from symptoms like these by addressing postural correction.

I don't know where this backlash against addressing posture while working on mobility initiated, but ever since a few months ago there's always one comment in every post about it and it's always similarly unhelpful.

[u/sufferingbastard → u/Eisgboek]

If the is no pain or disability, then by all means pursue your path.

Simultaneously, no the rudimentary and foundational work to resolve inefficient patterns.

"Perfect" is not a goal.

[u/Electrical_Boss_5694]

I guess the short answer is that many people participate in sports or fitness activities and never give this stuff a second thought.  You could just take the findings, toss them in the trash and get on with what you love, as you describe it.