Stand tall for better health

If you stride across a room like a young Travolta in “Saturday Night Fever,” your good posture will keep the muscles in your abdomen, back and pelvis (your “core”) strong and flexible -- a big boost to staying injury-free when dancing like Travolta, jogging, golfing or biking. Need extra work on your core? Yoga will make you stronger and keep your joints younger.

But if you’re as wilted-looking as Napoleon Dynamite, you’re setting yourself up for weak muscles, arthritis, back pain, fatigue, headaches and even a potbelly.

Luckily, you can roll back your body’s RealAge if you trade in your slouch ‘n’ pouch for the virtues of vertical. Here’s how we YOU Docs do it:

Good posture gives you confidence and makes a great first impression. Both give you an edge, personally and professionally.