Exercise & Fitness

Unintentional Muscle Tension?

I ‘catch’ my muscles to be tense when i think im relaxed. Now that im aware i notice it is something out of my control. I do it while thinking i am relaxed. I became aware recently and it does not help that except for the moment i realise im tensing and try to relax. It is as if the tension evolves around the new ‘relaxed position’ i assume and i am tensing again in the position i thought to be relaxed?

I do know what you mean! Teaching your body to relax can be a long slow business but you are on the right lines because you have started trying. It often helps if you tense up the offending muscle as tight as you can before trying to let it go. Keep trying and eventually you will discover how “relaxed” actually feels in each muscle. You can lie on your back and tense and relax each muscle in turn, which is a good start. If you can find a local teacher of the Alexander Technique a few lessons would give you a big boost along the way as they are magic at showing you how to release tension.Makes you feel wonderful. Another avenue is to have Tai Chi lessons – this is a long slow road but it does get there and also improves your posture – poor posture, even slight, over the years produces tension which takes a long time to train yourself out of again. I have been going down this road for a number of years and am finally getting there – I can tell you it is well worth the effort.

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