Want to look and thinner? , movement director at Cimmircita, contributing editor to Shape Magazine and a dance and movement therapist at in Tucson, has some advice on the subject. Her number one tip for beauty is straight, balanced posture.

"Our bones are like the tire on a car, our muscles hold our bones in proper alignment and create balance around the joints so we can move freely. Posture is not only the way we keep our bodies balanced and graceful, it keeps our joints healthy. Like a tire out of balance, a joint out of balance will wear more quickly."

Gorrell reminds us that a young body is buoyant, agile and walks with a swing. An aged body looks collapsed, stiff and rigid. Even a small change in posture can make the body look thinner and more youthful. Gorrell suggests that you have someone take a picture of you in a bathing suit, using good posture, normal posture and poor posture. She thinks it's a real wake-up call. "Most people end up loving their good posture photo, even if it looks a bit like they're posing," Gorrell maintains this can be great guide to the kind of work you may need to do, to make good posture a part of your daily life.

" and the are both excellent for your posture, but my favorite is pilates," confides Gorrell. "Pilates work on the machine is best, because it holds you in proper alignment, but pilates work on the mat, with an instructors watchful eye is also helpful and a good workout."

Three of the best reasons to work on your posture now, are that it helps you to stay pain free, good posture makes an impact on anyone that sees you, making you appear more youthful and credible and proper alignment is helpful in fending off osteoporosis.