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Increasing height through natural methods can be accomplished through a few different means, but the best method used to achieve this goal is exercise, specifically stretching exercises. Continually working on muscles has been proven to stretch out those muscles, increasing the length of people’s arms, legs, and back.

You probably know of several stretching exercises already, but these three in particular will target the main problem area when it comes to decreased height, that being your back. By easing the compression of the discs in your spinal column, you can increase flexibility and height through some simple daily routines outlined below.

Trunk Twist - This exercise can be fun to perform, and gives your spine a great workout, putting it through a full range of motion, horizontally and vertically. It also targets the abs in one fell swoop as well, so you can kill two ailing birds with one stone.

Find an open area on the floor where you can lie down, and place something, or use an existing object, to help anchor your feet. This object will be bearing the full brunt of your weight, so it must be solid enough to handle it without risk of toppling over.

Rather than performing a combination of sit-up and twist, you’ll solely be twisting in this exercise. With your hands locked behind your head, raise yourself off the ground to a comfortable position, not too high or low, and slowly swing your body as far to each side as you can. Repeat this at least 5 times, performing the routine for 30 seconds each time.

Roll Over Stretch - This one’s a little different, and requires some existing flexibility to perform adequately. Lying on your back arms flat at your sides, use your upper body to help lift your legs up into the air and over your body, coming down on the other side behind you. Once your feet have touched down behind you, lower your shoulders back down to the ground as much as you can to get into an ideal position to help stretch out your back. Hold this position for 20-30 seconds each time.

Wall Bridge - Find a position approximately two feet from a wall and stand with your back to it. You’ll need to test this out once or twice to get a good feel for the necessary distance. Now reach your hands up into the air and behind your head, all the way back until theyre touching the wall, with your back still to the wall. Now slowly use this leverage with the wall to walk down the wall with your hands, as far as you can go. Once you’ve reached your limit, climb slowly back up the wall with your hands, and then push off near the top to get back to a standing position. This is a tremendous workout for flexibility of the back.

These are three great exercises of varying difficulty and physical requirements. Try each of them out at least once to get a feel for them, and if they seem to work for you, go ahead and add them into your regular exercise routine. A height gain will surely follow down the road.