Your main focus when trying to increase your height should be to lengthen your bones. You may not believe it, but you can make your body grow. Most people have the potential to be at least two more inches taller than they currently are. If you add ankle weights as a part of your program to increase your height you will see results.
Many posture problems exist that people pick up over the years and may not even realize they have. These could lead to pain, especially back pain, and as far as height is concerned, can make us not only physically shorter, but appear shorter as well. Some of the most common posture problems are looked at below.
People live at a slower pace in the modern world, at least when it comes to physical pursuits. Modern American life is very comfortable, and requires a lot less effort than life required in the past. More people drive more places, do less physical work, and have modern appliances and conveniences to carry the burden.