What is the PowerPosture program? Basic description of the PowerPosture program The PowerPosture program is the first widely available, concise, easy-to-understand stretching and strengthening program specifically designed to produce "power posture", and give you all the benefits which come from proper posture, flexibility, and muscle strength balances. The PowerPosture exercise program consists of 12 stretching and strengthening exercises, which: Take only 10 to 15 minutes per day to produce "Power Posture", and then will take only about 5 minutes a day to maintain it. Are gentle, easy to understand, and easy to do - almost anyone can do them. Can be done anytime and anywhere you have a surface to lie down on. Can also be used almost anywhere to provide quick relief from pain, tightness, and strain, and to reinforce proper posture and flexibility. Two of the exercises were invented specifically for this program, and the arm position of a third, very common exercise was redesigned to make it safer and more effective. The PowerPosture exercises stretch and/or strengthen muscles of the neck, shoulders, chest, upper and lower back, and stomach. They: Reestablish normal neck, shoulder, chest, and back flexibility. Lengthen muscles which have become too short as the result of poor posture, sedentary living, and hunched over activities. Strengthen muscles which the same causes have made too weak to maintain correct postural alignment. The results from using PowerPosture The result of these flexibility and strength improvements is proper, straight, efficient, painfree posture, which you will be able to hold all the time, "automatically", without having to think about it! You will look better, and perform better in virtually all activities due to regained neck, shoulder, chest, and back flexibility and strength, and due to the more efficient muscle function you have with correct posture. These improvements in flexibility, strength, and efficiency reduce back, neck, and upper spine loading, reducing the constant muscular stress which so many people feel in the neck, shoulders, and back. Less muscular stress and overload means less injury risk in the neck, back, and shoulders, now and in the future. The advantage of PowerPosture over most upper body pain and fatigue treatments is that it addresses the underlying causes of the problems, so it is a potential cure rather than just a temporary pain reliever. Long term physical therapy can also be curative, but it is expensive. PowerPosture costs only $49.95 per tape, so it is very result-effective as well as cost-effective! PowerPosture video description In addition to the specific "power posture"-developing exercises, the PowerPosture video also covers other topics to give you all the information you need to successfully change your posture, decrease any pain and fatigue problems you have, and improve your physical and mental performances. The table of contents of PowerPosture (which is also shown on the video label for quick access) is the following: Starting Time Section Title 0:00 Title and Introduction - PowerPosture as a cure for common neck shoulder, and upper back pain and fatigue, and as a means to better athletic performance     3:27 Posture/Pain/Performance Connections - Why people develop forward head posture, the problems this posture causes, how function improves when you cure it and develop "power posture", and how to safely and effectively use PowerPosture.     12:50 Self-Assessment - Postural assessments and flexibility measurements to establish a baseline against which to measure improvement. This measurement of progress greatly helps long-term motivation.     23:37 Exercise Program - A detailed but easily understandable description and demonstration of the 12 stretching and strengthening exercises, along with general exercise and stretching tips which will maximize your results.     44:07 Lifestyle Suggestions - Daily lifestyle and workplace habit choices which will help you develop and maintain head-up, straight, pain-free, healthy posture, and help reduce pain and fatigue.     50:21 Perspective and Summary - How to have long-term success with PowerPosture by having the right level of motivation and a mature attitude.     52:44 Weight Training - How to design a "posture-friendly" weight training program for optimal training effects but without producing a "weight lifter's hunch". (Basic weight training principles are not covered).     62:00 End of Program The PowerPosture video is a clear, easy-to-follow, complete educational system, which can be watched and used without further instruction or qualification. The program was painstakingly developed as an integrated whole, so it is highly effective (as in, "produces the effects desired")! PowerPosture was made as a video because although the exercises are technically easy, proper form is critical for best results. Written exercise instructions can be easily misinterpreted, even with photo illustrations. With a video, there is no doubt how to do the exercises, so you will be able to do them exactly as intended for safety and for the quickest and best results! And a video is better suited for the periodic reassessments in this program and for reviewing the sections of the program which help you maintain your long-term motivation to maintain "power posture". The PowerPosture program was designed to alleviate normal, lifestyle-related pain and fatigue, to improve physical performance, and to help avoid breakdowns and injuries due to excessive physical stress. It was not designed to treat or cure current degenerative spinal conditions or spinal injuries, though many of the exercises could be used for these purposes with proper medical and therapeutic guidance.