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How To Look Taller Easily

Let's face it, genetics play a major role on how you stand, so if you are not gifted with the right genes, you are probably thinking a lot of what ifs. But instead of thinking how tall you would have become if you were just born with tall parents, why not think of ways on how to look taller? Seriously, complaining about your height will do no good, so here are the ways on creating an illusion that you are taller than you actually stand:

{Lose weight and Wear the right Posture}
Short and fat is not the body you want to have, in fact, being short and being fat makes you look even shorter. This is because if you are heavy, you are prone to slouch plus the fact that people just see your round body that looks wider and shorter. {Slouching can easily cut at least 2 inches of your height}. Alternately, if you are short and stand well, your height will not look as short as it actually is. Carrying a good posture whether you are sitting, standing or walking can go a long way in making you look taller.

Bulking up
If you happen to be small and thin, don't think that others will think that you are taller, the fact is, being skinny will highlight your height and may even give you a childlike appearance. {Perform weight training exercises and try to gain some mustcles and beef up that arms, shoulders, and legs}. Do not go overboard, though; too much muscle can make you appear puffy and can accentuate your small height even further. Perform weight training exercises that will develop muscles that make you look longer.

Stretching Exercises
While there is no formal study that will verify the claim that stretching really does make you taller, there are lots of testimonials from real individuals that claim they have actually grown taller after following a stringent stretching exercise program. Most claim that they have grown 2 inches taller after following a good stretching program. We cannot disregard the possibility that stretching improves posture that makes them look taller.

It's all about the clothes
As a general rule, stay away from clothes with horizontal lines, checkered and tartan patterns; instead, choose clothes with thin vertical patterns. Do not wear clothes that will make you look bulky and small such as baggy pants and oversized sweaters. Avoid contrasting clothes and pants together—this will show the true length of your legs and make you look shorter.

The Shoes That You Wear
Obviously for women, choosing a pair of high-heeled shoes will make you look taller as much as 4 inches—any height beyond that is still possible but shoes of that height may be impossible to walk on and may make you look ridiculous. For men, try to look for shoes with sole that is at least one and a half inches high for instant height .

For extreme cases and those who have been involved in an accident, surgery can be a way to look taller, but for everyone else, just stick to the abovementioned ways on how to look taller.

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