How Height Boosters are Secretly Ruining Your Pelvic Alignment (and how to prevent that) [DECENT EFFORT]

[skibidisigma6741]

I am sure that a lot of people on this forum are below their desired height and choose to fix this by using height boosters. Now height boosters are – when used correctly – obviously the best way to compensate for one’s shorter height and put them on equal footing with taller men. When used correctly they are almost undetectable and seemingly give you a free halo without real consequences. But is that really true? In this thread I will explain how height boosters are actually ruining your posture and might even make you shorter.


1. EXPLAINING THE EFFECT ON PELVIC TILT

The main problem of most height boosters is that they only elevate your heel and not the whole foot. This puts your legs into a very unnatural position as it makes your foot plantarflexed (pointed downwards). To stay balanced the center of mass of the body shifts forward and makes your pelvis tilt forward too. This is called anterior pelvic tilt (APT).

2. EFFECTS OF ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT ON BODY

The problem arises when that tilt then:

• Increases the arch in your lower back
• Puts hip flexors, calves and back muscles in a permanently tightened state
• Weakens opposite muscles such as glutes and core
• Pushes your hips backward

This can then become your default posture even when you’re not wearing boosters.

On top of that this can lead to chronic lower back pain and tension in the neck. The muscle imbalance can then also reinforce poor pelvic positioning and worsen the problems.

Moreover the incorrect arch of the spine can actually affect your neck posture too. Your head will tilt forward and downward, this might stunt the growth of your facial bones or make them grow down. It will also make your belly protrude and it will look like you’re fat.

Arched spine is also shorter so the height boosters which are supposed to make you taller might in reality make you shorter instead.


3. PREVENTION AND COUNTERBALANCING

Luckily these changes are preventable and reversible if you already do see them.

The best way to prevent this from happening is unsurprisingly to wear them in moderation or not at all. My advice would be to only wear them in situations where you actually need to be taller (in public). Wearing them at home for example is a pointless destruction of your body. Also avoid really thick insoles. Lowering the angle your foot creates with the ground makes a huge difference. 1-2 inches is enough. Stretch your calves after wearing them especially if they are thicker than 2 inches.

If you do wear them however, or if you already have APT this is what I would recommend doing:

• Strengthening the weakened muscles (glutes, core)
• Stretching the tightened muscles (hip flexors and calves)
• Walking barefoot as it promotes healthy posture
• Consciously tucking your pelvis into the right position

3.1 STRENGTHENING MUSCLE

Glutes should be your top priority as they are usually affected the most. For this you will be mostly doing 3 exercises:

• Glute bridges
• Hip thrusts
• Split squats (make sure to put your front leg further ahead to target glutes)

For core you will not only have to target abs, but mainly deep core muscles the best exercises for this are:

• Plank (make sure to activate glutes too)
• Dead bug (it looks retarded but ygdwygd)

Doing this 3 times a week should be enough. You can do short sessions at home or in the gym on leg days and the days you hit core.


3.2 STRETCHING MUSCLE

The muscles you are stretching are calves and hip flexors. The two exercises used are:

• Wall calf stretches
• Half kneeling hip flexor stretch (tuck your pelvis slightly)

Do this every day ideally. At least on the days you wear insoles for long periods of time


3.3 POSITIONING THE PELVIS

Try to consciously adjust your pelvic tilt to normal as many times as you can.

Do this protocol whenever you remember:

• Stand tall
• Tuck your pelvis (your butt goes forward and your belly backward)
• Ribs down
• Tuck your chin
• Squeeze your glutes
• Hold for 30 seconds

CONCLUSION

Height boosters can ruin your posture if you use them excessively, but the actual problem aren’t the insoles themselves but rather the lack of counterbalancing with the right exercises.

This took me quite some time to make so like.

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@ilian my first quality thread, hope you're proud.

 

[tension]

But I want to height mog

 

[fgfr3]

to prevent this just get full shoe insoles not heel

 

[skibidisigma6741]

to prevent this just get full shoe insoles not heel

most shoes arent made to support that. if possible i would recommend doing that though yes.

 

[ilian]

I am sure that a lot of people on this forum are below their desired height and choose to fix this by using height boosters. Now height boosters are – when used correctly – obviously the best way to compensate for one’s shorter height and put them on equal footing with taller men. When used correctly they are almost undetectable and seemingly give you a free halo without real consequences. But is that really true? In this thread I will explain how height boosters are actually ruining your posture and might even make you shorter.


1. EXPLAINING THE EFFECT ON PELVIC TILT

The main problem of most height boosters is that they only elevate your heel and not the whole foot. This puts your legs into a very unnatural position as it makes your foot plantarflexed (pointed downwards). To stay balanced the center of mass of the body shifts forward and makes your pelvis tilt forward too. This is called anterior pelvic tilt (APT).
View attachment 4892964View attachment 4892971
2. EFFECTS OF ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT ON BODY

The problem arises when that tilt then:

• Increases the arch in your lower back
• Puts hip flexors, calves and back muscles in a permanently tightened state
• Weakens opposite muscles such as glutes and core
• Pushes your hips backward

This can then become your default posture even when you’re not wearing boosters.

On top of that this can lead to chronic lower back pain and tension in the neck. The muscle imbalance can then also reinforce poor pelvic positioning and worsen the problems.

Moreover the incorrect arch of the spine can actually affect your neck posture too. Your head will tilt forward and downward, this might stunt the growth of your facial bones or make them grow down. It will also make your belly protrude and it will look like you’re fat.

Arched spine is also shorter so the height boosters which are supposed to make you taller might in reality make you shorter instead.


3. PREVENTION AND COUNTERBALANCING

Luckily these changes are preventable and reversible if you already do see them.

The best way to prevent this from happening is unsurprisingly to wear them in moderation or not at all. My advice would be to only wear them in situations where you actually need to be taller (in public). Wearing them at home for example is a pointless destruction of your body. Also avoid really thick insoles. Lowering the angle your foot creates with the ground makes a huge difference. 1-2 inches is enough. Stretch your calves after wearing them especially if they are thicker than 2 inches.

If you do wear them however, or if you already have APT this is what I would recommend doing:

• Strengthening the weakened muscles (glutes, core)
• Stretching the tightened muscles (hip flexors and calves)
• Walking barefoot as it promotes healthy posture
• Consciously tucking your pelvis into the right position

3.1 STRENGTHENING MUSCLE

Glutes should be your top priority as they are usually affected the most. For this you will be mostly doing 3 exercises:

• Glute bridges
• Hip thrusts
• Split squats (make sure to put your front leg further ahead to target glutes)

For core you will not only have to target abs, but mainly deep core muscles the best exercises for this are:

• Plank (make sure to activate glutes too)
• Dead bug (it looks retarded but ygdwygd)

Doing this 3 times a week should be enough. You can do short sessions at home or in the gym on leg days and the days you hit core.


3.2 STRETCHING MUSCLE

The muscles you are stretching are calves and hip flexors. The two exercises used are:

• Wall calf stretches
• Half kneeling hip flexor stretch (tuck your pelvis slightly)

Do this every day ideally. At least on the days you wear insoles for long periods of time


3.3 POSITIONING THE PELVIS

Try to consciously adjust your pelvic tilt to normal as many times as you can.

Do this protocol whenever you remember:

• Stand tall
• Tuck your pelvis (your butt goes forward and your belly backward)
• Ribs down
• Tuck your chin
• Squeeze your glutes
• Hold for 30 seconds

CONCLUSION

Height boosters can ruin your posture if you use them excessively, but the actual problem aren’t the insoles themselves but rather the lack of counterbalancing with the right exercises.

This took me quite some time to make so like.

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@ilian my first quality thread, hope you're proud.

good thread actually, ive personally actually never used heightboosters but i can see the flaw and overall this thread is great for posture overall so ill start implementing streches in to my daily routine but first of all its late as fuck and i gotta fix my circadian rythm first

 

[skibidisigma6741]

good thread actually, ive personally actually never used heightboosters but i can see the flaw and overall this thread is great for posture overall so ill start implementing streches in to my daily routine but first of all its late as fuck and i gotta fix my circadian rythm first

CR is obviously more important. These exarcises are only worth doing if you wear boosters a lot or already have APT. Otherwise i wouldn’t bother doing them tbh.

 

[bexttac]

Height mogging>

 

[browncurrycel]

Good thread

 

[_Nazareth_]

I am sure that a lot of people on this forum are below their desired height and choose to fix this by using height boosters. Now height boosters are – when used correctly – obviously the best way to compensate for one’s shorter height and put them on equal footing with taller men. When used correctly they are almost undetectable and seemingly give you a free halo without real consequences. But is that really true? In this thread I will explain how height boosters are actually ruining your posture and might even make you shorter.


1. EXPLAINING THE EFFECT ON PELVIC TILT

The main problem of most height boosters is that they only elevate your heel and not the whole foot. This puts your legs into a very unnatural position as it makes your foot plantarflexed (pointed downwards). To stay balanced the center of mass of the body shifts forward and makes your pelvis tilt forward too. This is called anterior pelvic tilt (APT).
View attachment 4892964View attachment 4892971
2. EFFECTS OF ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT ON BODY

The problem arises when that tilt then:

• Increases the arch in your lower back
• Puts hip flexors, calves and back muscles in a permanently tightened state
• Weakens opposite muscles such as glutes and core
• Pushes your hips backward

This can then become your default posture even when you’re not wearing boosters.

On top of that this can lead to chronic lower back pain and tension in the neck. The muscle imbalance can then also reinforce poor pelvic positioning and worsen the problems.

Moreover the incorrect arch of the spine can actually affect your neck posture too. Your head will tilt forward and downward, this might stunt the growth of your facial bones or make them grow down. It will also make your belly protrude and it will look like you’re fat.

Arched spine is also shorter so the height boosters which are supposed to make you taller might in reality make you shorter instead.


3. PREVENTION AND COUNTERBALANCING

Luckily these changes are preventable and reversible if you already do see them.

The best way to prevent this from happening is unsurprisingly to wear them in moderation or not at all. My advice would be to only wear them in situations where you actually need to be taller (in public). Wearing them at home for example is a pointless destruction of your body. Also avoid really thick insoles. Lowering the angle your foot creates with the ground makes a huge difference. 1-2 inches is enough. Stretch your calves after wearing them especially if they are thicker than 2 inches.

If you do wear them however, or if you already have APT this is what I would recommend doing:

• Strengthening the weakened muscles (glutes, core)
• Stretching the tightened muscles (hip flexors and calves)
• Walking barefoot as it promotes healthy posture
• Consciously tucking your pelvis into the right position

3.1 STRENGTHENING MUSCLE

Glutes should be your top priority as they are usually affected the most. For this you will be mostly doing 3 exercises:

• Glute bridges
• Hip thrusts
• Split squats (make sure to put your front leg further ahead to target glutes)

For core you will not only have to target abs, but mainly deep core muscles the best exercises for this are:

• Plank (make sure to activate glutes too)
• Dead bug (it looks retarded but ygdwygd)

Doing this 3 times a week should be enough. You can do short sessions at home or in the gym on leg days and the days you hit core.


3.2 STRETCHING MUSCLE

The muscles you are stretching are calves and hip flexors. The two exercises used are:

• Wall calf stretches
• Half kneeling hip flexor stretch (tuck your pelvis slightly)

Do this every day ideally. At least on the days you wear insoles for long periods of time


3.3 POSITIONING THE PELVIS

Try to consciously adjust your pelvic tilt to normal as many times as you can.

Do this protocol whenever you remember:

• Stand tall
• Tuck your pelvis (your butt goes forward and your belly backward)
• Ribs down
• Tuck your chin
• Squeeze your glutes
• Hold for 30 seconds

CONCLUSION

Height boosters can ruin your posture if you use them excessively, but the actual problem aren’t the insoles themselves but rather the lack of counterbalancing with the right exercises.

This took me quite some time to make so like.

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@ilian my first quality thread, hope you're proud.

Why does no one mention custom orthopaedic insoles, I have this issue too and it helps along with doing stretching and other shit

 

[goku21]

Omg is that u in the pfp so hot wow wow send me bobz n vagina plszzzx

 

[HijabiZ]

thanks

 

[StyIix]

I am sure that a lot of people on this forum are below their desired height and choose to fix this by using height boosters. Now height boosters are – when used correctly – obviously the best way to compensate for one’s shorter height and put them on equal footing with taller men. When used correctly they are almost undetectable and seemingly give you a free halo without real consequences. But is that really true? In this thread I will explain how height boosters are actually ruining your posture and might even make you shorter.


1. EXPLAINING THE EFFECT ON PELVIC TILT

The main problem of most height boosters is that they only elevate your heel and not the whole foot. This puts your legs into a very unnatural position as it makes your foot plantarflexed (pointed downwards). To stay balanced the center of mass of the body shifts forward and makes your pelvis tilt forward too. This is called anterior pelvic tilt (APT).
View attachment 4892964View attachment 4892971
2. EFFECTS OF ANTERIOR PELVIC TILT ON BODY

The problem arises when that tilt then:

• Increases the arch in your lower back
• Puts hip flexors, calves and back muscles in a permanently tightened state
• Weakens opposite muscles such as glutes and core
• Pushes your hips backward

This can then become your default posture even when you’re not wearing boosters.

On top of that this can lead to chronic lower back pain and tension in the neck. The muscle imbalance can then also reinforce poor pelvic positioning and worsen the problems.

Moreover the incorrect arch of the spine can actually affect your neck posture too. Your head will tilt forward and downward, this might stunt the growth of your facial bones or make them grow down. It will also make your belly protrude and it will look like you’re fat.

Arched spine is also shorter so the height boosters which are supposed to make you taller might in reality make you shorter instead.


3. PREVENTION AND COUNTERBALANCING

Luckily these changes are preventable and reversible if you already do see them.

The best way to prevent this from happening is unsurprisingly to wear them in moderation or not at all. My advice would be to only wear them in situations where you actually need to be taller (in public). Wearing them at home for example is a pointless destruction of your body. Also avoid really thick insoles. Lowering the angle your foot creates with the ground makes a huge difference. 1-2 inches is enough. Stretch your calves after wearing them especially if they are thicker than 2 inches.

If you do wear them however, or if you already have APT this is what I would recommend doing:

• Strengthening the weakened muscles (glutes, core)
• Stretching the tightened muscles (hip flexors and calves)
• Walking barefoot as it promotes healthy posture
• Consciously tucking your pelvis into the right position

3.1 STRENGTHENING MUSCLE

Glutes should be your top priority as they are usually affected the most. For this you will be mostly doing 3 exercises:

• Glute bridges
• Hip thrusts
• Split squats (make sure to put your front leg further ahead to target glutes)

For core you will not only have to target abs, but mainly deep core muscles the best exercises for this are:

• Plank (make sure to activate glutes too)
• Dead bug (it looks retarded but ygdwygd)

Doing this 3 times a week should be enough. You can do short sessions at home or in the gym on leg days and the days you hit core.


3.2 STRETCHING MUSCLE

The muscles you are stretching are calves and hip flexors. The two exercises used are:

• Wall calf stretches
• Half kneeling hip flexor stretch (tuck your pelvis slightly)

Do this every day ideally. At least on the days you wear insoles for long periods of time


3.3 POSITIONING THE PELVIS

Try to consciously adjust your pelvic tilt to normal as many times as you can.

Do this protocol whenever you remember:

• Stand tall
• Tuck your pelvis (your butt goes forward and your belly backward)
• Ribs down
• Tuck your chin
• Squeeze your glutes
• Hold for 30 seconds

CONCLUSION

Height boosters can ruin your posture if you use them excessively, but the actual problem aren’t the insoles themselves but rather the lack of counterbalancing with the right exercises.

This took me quite some time to make so like.

Spoiler

@ilian my first quality thread, hope you're proud.

I want a pelvic so iill keep wearing em

 

[dnr.net]

Omg is that u in the pfp so hot wow wow send me bobz n vagina plszzzx

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