Do you ever see someone and just want to show them a little something to help them out? I am quite sure this lady is either in pain or very tired and quite possibly , both. Hence the Starbucks.
Let’s be clear- I love coffee . So, I am not claiming a ‘give up the coffee’ blog.
But, this posture is a big indicator for Osteoporosis among other things. I wanted to show her Karena Thek Lineback’s OsteoPilates book I had stashed in my bag. Did she know that high levels of caffeine ( 3 or more cups of coffee a day ) promotes bone loss? Maybe she was getting a green tea or black tea instead, which have less of an impact and has surprisingly great benefits. I wanted to let her know she was crushing her insides! I wanted to let her know she was robbing herself of oxygen by limiting her breathing capacity. I wanted her to know the power of breathe. And just at this moment, I feel so bad for not speaking up and taking a picture instead. I do. But, I couldn’t even catch her glance to make eye contact and even if I did, what do you say? “Hi, I noticed you have horrible posture and clearly you must want to change?” I thought about one simple thing I could have shared with her in that moment that could have let her know there was another way.
What would you have done?
Angella Hamilton is the creator of The Pilates Lounge, a virtual Pilates hub for all things related to Pilates. Just an fyi- I don’t get paid to write about OsteoPilates or Easy Breathe, I just think they both have valuable information. 
What would I have done? I would have dropped a reformer on her head and dragged her unconscious self to the Pilates studio.
It is tough isn’t it? An very eager Pilates instructor once approached my niece and told her that she had horrible posture and that if she didn’t fix it she would be in deep trouble later in life. My niece was actually a barista at a coffee bar when the instructor talked to her about her posture. My niece (19 at the time) was extremely insulted and told the woman about my book and said yes, she was aware of her horrible posture. I think my son has the best way to get anyone to stand up straight. When we are eating dinner at night, and we are all hunched over our plates, tired and shoveling the food in, all the sudden my son sits up really straight. And within seconds so do my husband and I. It always makes him (my son) laugh. Because it is so automatic to imitate good posture. SO….. I would recommend bumping into this lady, starting a conversation and standing up really tall and beautiful. That alone may make wake her up and at least you have started the conversation.