Avoid Slumping Over

One of the easiest posture improvements to look thinner involves standing up straight rather than slumping over, rounding your shoulders forward, and rounding your upper back. This is because, whenever you slump over, you are basically taking inches away from your actual height and making your body look wider and shorter. By simply focusing on keeping your spine tall and straight and your shoulders back, you can add inches to your height and distribute your weight properly across your whole body, thereby appearing thinner. 

What Is the Ideal Posture?

To look thinner, you need to achieve the ideal posture, which basically means that everything is properly lined up from your head to your feet. You can achieve this posture by imagining that your body is being pulled up with a string. You would suck in your abs, pull your shoulders back, and ensure that your shoulders are aligned with your hips. 

Instantly Realign Your Body

Here is how you can instantly realign your body, improve your posture, and look thinner: from a seated or standing position, lift the sternum up about an inch. That’s it! This will serve to change, quite dramatically, how you look because you will essentially lift the ribs off the midsection and prevent the curve within the back that inevitably occurs whenever you end up slumping forward. Your head will also be realigned over the shoulders, thereby taking the unnecessary strain off the neck and back muscles. 

Keep Your Muscles Strong

Another way to improve your posture is by keeping your muscles strong. Focus on maintaining strength within the upper back and the core so that your entire midsection can be supported. If your upper back and your core are not strong, it will become more difficult for you to maintain the tall posture and correct alignment that makes you look thinner. 

By incorporating these posture improvements to look thinner into your daily life, you will not only look better, but you will also feel better and you will walk with your head held high.