There are tons of stretching exercises designed for increasing one’s height. I want to introduce you to some basic stretching exercises that will help you grow taller even after puberty.

First Exercise – Hanging:

This exercise requires a pole from which you can hang down. Basically you need to hold on to the pole, relax completely and just hang. You might want to put some weights around your waist but always be careful not to harm yourself and not to use heavy weights. You can change grips during this exercise until you feel the right “stretch.” If you use a wider grip, you will develop wider shoulders, which look good on males. Try tensing the back muscles to feel the difference. This exercise requires you to find the sweet spot where you feel that your back, arms, legs and body in general are stretching to the maximum. Do this exercises for at least 30 minutes a week. I recommend doing it daily for a couple of minutes. Better to do more frequent but shorter exercises than do it only once but for a long time.

Second Exercise – Bridge:

The bridge can be done in different ways, but it is basically a back stretching exercise. Some flexible people can perform this exercise from a standing position, while others need to lie on their backs first. You put your arms on the floor beside your legs and then lift your pelvis and abs towards the ceiling. Do this if you are not flexible enough to do the full bridge, which is when you put your arms behind your back and lift your body fully with only your legs and hands holding you. You can also do the bridge while lying on your stomach, as well as using your hands to raise your torso and stretch your back while your legs remain on the bottom. Try them out for yourself; you will see which one fits you better.

Third Exercise – Leg Stretch:

You will require a chair for this exercise. It is performed by using the back of the chair as a backrest. Then you have to push your leg backwards while stretching the leg as far as possible without injuring yourself. When done with one leg, do the exercise with the other. You may desire to warm up a bit prior to this exercise, as it is something your body isn’t used to doing, and you might harm yourself if you perform these exercise with full force without warming up.

Consider that for these exercises to work and actually make you grow up taller, you must do them regularly. Aside from adding height, these exercises will help you improve your posture and also make you more flexible.

Either you want to be a better basketball player or you want to make women stare at you. In any case, the important thing is to be as tall as you can. It’s a fact that all the best jobs are offered to taller people. God knows why, but they are also well paid for the work. In this article you will come across different techniques and workouts to help you grow taller.

The first and most important thing to take into consideration is your body’s growing ability. Our body goes through many transformations during puberty. This is the period in which a person’s body goes through growth spurts and may tend to grow more in a short while. This happens due to timely secretions of HGH which takes place a couple of times during puberty. Given below are stretching exercises that can be done at your own home to aid you in growing taller then you are.

Sit on your bottom, legs spread as wide as possible, reach out to the center and hold for about 5 seconds. Now slowly lean towards your left leg, inhaling as you go, and hold for 5 seconds. Continue by reaching back to the center, exhaling as you go, and again hold for 5 seconds. Then reach toward the right leg, again inhaling as you go. Repeat this procedure for about 5 minutes. It stimulates the pituitary gland and helps your legs grow longer, which is the main contributor to height.

Another exercise to help you grow taller is through the use of a stationary bike. Most people don’t know this but marathon bicyclers have very long legs. It’s because of the continuous movement of moving your legs. It greatly lengthens your legs over time. The trick is to move up your seat on the bike so that your legs are straight as they push down. This helps with stimulating your legs to grow longer. The longer you use the stationary bike, the better. Try to cycle for at least 30 minutes, but if that’s too difficult try 15 minutes and then take a break. If you can, continue right after that for another 15 minutes.

Here’s one for the basketball players. A really good exercise that helps you grow taller is jumping! Several nerves connected at the sole of your feet are also connected to your thyroid and pituitary glands which are responsible for releasing the hormones needed for your body to grow. Jumping allows for the production of an electric current to flow through your body and it tells your brain, “Hey, I want to grow!” That’s why basketball players are very tall. They jump and reach out every day so they can’t help but grow very tall.

I hope that you will practice these home exercises that can add inches to your height. All that a person can do is just hope for the very best and keep trying.