Common Exercises to Increase Height by Stretching the Spine

Among the common exercises to increase height, swimming tops the list. It is a very helpful exercise ensuring multiple benefits. One of the healthiest sports, swimming not only toughens the skeletal frame of the body, makes the bones stronger and boosts the growth but also straightens the spine and stretches the limbs to increase body height. Besides height increase, other benefits of swimming are prevention of backbone distortion, posture improvement, overall fitness and flexibility as well.

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Exercise 1, Cobra – This stretching exercise to increase height requires you to lay your body on the floor facing down the floor. Keep your palms under the shoulders. Arch the spine up to as far extent as possible. Hold the posture for 5 to 30 seconds and repeat the process at least three times.

Exercise 2, Super Cobra – Among the stretching exercises to increase height, it is a bit tough to do for the beginners. Keep your arms in a perpendicular line with the floor and arch the spine to the farthest extent. Position your body in an inverted 'V' posture. While doing this, bring your chin against the chest. Then, come back to the beginning position. Repeat the process two or three times keeping a gap of 10 to 20 seconds between the repetitions. 

Exercise 3, Cat Stretch - Rest your body on hands and knees in touch with the floor. Breathe in while bringing the spine down and raising the head up. Breathe out when you arch the spine up and bring the head down.

Exercise 4, Super Stretch – Stand up straight and raise your hands up as high as possible. Then, lean your body slightly towards back to get the lower spine stretched. Maintain a gap of 4 to 7 seconds between one repetition and the other.

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