Grow Taller Naturally

If you are a short person, there are a number of height exercises you can perform to grow taller. These range from the simple, such as sprinting or playing basketball, to complex yoga postures. In this article, we will look at some of these height exercises and explore their benefits.

Your height is as much dependant on your environment as it is on your genetics. The kind (and amount) of food you eat, the amount of exercise you get, and the general environment in which you live will have a lot of impact on how tall you grow up to be. You may often find that between siblings, the one who is more athletic usually turns out taller than the other. Food and exercise is also the reason why the average height of people in South Korea and China has increased by almost 4-5 inches in the past 30-50 years on account of better eating habits.

When it comes to height exercises, the most effective are stretching exercises, yoga postures that impact the spine, and activities like cycling, swimming, playing basketball, and heavy sprinting. Such activities induce micro-fractures within the bones. These microfractures heal up over time, adding tiny bits (1 mm or so) of extra length to your bones. In fact, forcibly inducing microfractures is the technique used in height increase surgery to help patients grow taller.

A very good way to add to your height is to do some heavy sprinting with a pair of light ankle-weights. The ankle-weights might make it difficult to run, but they are very effective in inducing microfractures. Once you’ve finished sprinting, head back home and rest with the feet dangling from the bed/couch. Doing this over time, along with a number of different exercises, will help you grow taller by anything from 2-4 inches.