As you can probably imagine, among the most important exercises and fitness techniques you can use to get taller are stretching exercises. Growing taller requires that your body is limber and properly aligned, with impeccable posture. Use these specific exercises to grow taller at the beginning of your program to get taller faster.
Note: These stretching exercises to increase height are to be utilized at the very beginning of your journey to grow taller. You should perform each exercise in the group together in a set twice per day. The first set should be done first thing in the morning, within 30 minutes of rising from bed and the next should be done in the evening, within 30 minutes of laying down to sleep.
Warning: Please consult your physician before beginning this stretching regimen or any exercise program, particularly if you are susceptible to fatigue and/or injury or have a pre-existing heart condition.
Bow Down Stretches
Start with your feet placed at shoulder width and place your hands on your hips. Keeping your eyes trained in front of you, bend forward at the waist while being careful to maintain your stability. You should do 10 repetitions in each set of bow down stretches and do five sets per workout. Each repetition should last between 6 and 8 seconds.
Standing Twists
Return to the standing position; your feet should still be at shoulder width. Fully extend your arms out so that they are parallel to the floor, as close to shoulder-level as possible. Using a safe, controlled motion and being careful not to over-extend, twist your upper body to the right at the waist until you feel the natural resistance of maximum extension and then twist to the left, making a single repetition. You should perform 20 repetitions.
Stretch While Standing
Maintain the standing position, now with your feet together. Tilting your head up, reach your hands straight up as if you are diving up into the air. You may want to lean slightly backwards to maintain stability. Come up on your toes and feel the stretch throughout your legs, arms, and back. Alternatively, this stretch can be performed while lying in bed as well. Perform 10 repetitions.
Yawn Stretches
Return to the standing position with your feet at shoulder width. Place your hands on your hips at your side and bend forward at the waist. Maintain stability while bending forward so that your upper body is as close to a 90 degree angle to your legs as possible. Keep your head up and your eyes pointed forward throughout the motion. You should do 10 repetitions in each set of yawn stretches and do five sets per workout. Each repetition should last between 6 and 8 seconds.
Stretches (Wall-Assisted)
Return to the standing position, this time with your back against a wall and your feet together. Tilting your head up, reach your hands straight up as if you are diving in the air while making sure the backs of your arms and back are still touching the wall. Rise up on to your toes while maintaining stability and hold the stretch for 6 to 8 seconds before returning to the flat-footed original position with your hands at your sides. You should perform 10 repetitions.
Toe Touches
Come back away from the wall and return to the standing position with your feet together once again. Begin the stretch by once again extending your arms straight above your head as if you are diving into the air. Once you have stretched the furthest you can this way, begin bending forward at the waist until you touch your toes. Return to the standing position with your hands at your sides to complete the repetition. You should perform 20 repetitions.
Leg and Back Stretches
Sit down on the floor and bend your knees so that the bottoms of your feet are touching one another, or as close as possible. Extend your arms forward and clasp your toes with both hands and use this leverage to bend forward at the waist, pullng your head down as far into the folds of your legs as possible. Perform 10 repetitions.
Leg Stretches
While maintaining the sitting position, extend your legs outward from your body at 45 degree angles. Place one hand on top of the other and stretch them toward the toes of your left foot while bending that way from the waist. Bend down as far as you can with the goal of touching your forehead to your left leg. Return to the sitting position and repeat for the right leg. Perform 10 repetitions for each leg.
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