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Yoga and Pilates help increase height by setting your spine straight, enhancing your posture, strengthening the core muscles to support the spine better, and stretching out the whole body. There are hundreds of such exercises that not only result in better physical height but also mental tallness.

Here we look at 5 such exercises that aid in height growth by strengthening and improving flexibility of the hips, hamstrings, legs, thoracic and cervical spine, arms and neck.

Good Morning Stretch: Stand with feet 24 inches away from a wall with your back to it. Increase this distance as you get better with this exercise. Raise your hands up and over your head until they reach the wall. You will have to stretch your entire spine to achieve this. Return and repeat 7-8 times.

Forward Bend: Stand with your legs spread wide apart and hands held together straight above your head. Bend forward at the hips and reach your hands to the floor between your legs. Come back up and repeat 10 times. Bring your feet closer as you progress in this exercise.

90 Degree Forward Bend: With feet hip-width apart and hands behind the neck, bend forward slowly as much as possible. Push your head with your hands to stretch to the maximum. Return to starting position when you have gone as far down as possible. Perform 5 more times.

Warrior Pose: Begin with feet 4-5 feet apart and arms straight up over the head. Turn your left foot 90 degrees left and right foot by 45 degrees also to the left. Bend at the left knee until the knee is exactly over the ankle. Now lower your arms and stabilize them at shoulder length. Hold for a few breaths and reverse positions.

Spine Lengthener: Stand straight with arms at the sides. In one flowing motion, raise your heels up, stand on your toes, raise your arms sideways and up towards the sky, and stretch your whole body. Stretch your neck backwards and upwards. Hold for a few breaths and repeat 10 times. Perform the Spine Lengthener at the end of how to become taller exercises.

Perform these exercises concluding an intense aerobic session to make good use of micro-fractures that result in the bones after intense exercises. Intense aerobics also boost the growth hormone that is required for your bones and tissues to grow bigger and longer.

To read more about how to gain height naturally, don’t forget to check out Rodney Williams’ authoritative growing taller articles on the previously mentioned links.