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.

Given below are 5 of these wonderful exercises for height growth that work on the thoracic and cervical spine, neck, hamstrings, hips and calves.

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 feet more than hip-width apart. Reduce this distance as you progress in flexibility. To do this exercise, raise your arms straight above your head and overlap your hands. Bend at the hips and touch the floor with your hands while keeping a straight back. Perform 10 times.

90 Degree Forward Bend: Stand with feet slightly apart and hands behind the neck. Bend your body from the waist and try to bring your head towards the knees without bending the knees. Stretch only as much as you can without straining too much. Do 5 repetitions.

Warrior Pose: Stand with legs 4-5 feet apart. Turn the left foot completely towards the left and right foot 45 degrees to the left. Bend your left knee until it is directly above your ankle. Now raise your arms up and slowly bring them down to shoulder level. Balance for 4-5 breaths and reverse positions.

Spine Lengthener: Starting in normal standing position, swing your arms up above your head, lift your heels, fan out your toes, and stretch your neck backwards all in one smooth movement. Reach up higher and higher. Perform this 10 times, at the end of all how to become taller exercises, holding each stretch for a few seconds.

The best way to maximize your height growth is to perform these stretching exercises after an intense aerobic session. Intense aerobic exercises boost levels of growth hormones and create micro-fractures in the bones. These micro-fractures can be extended by stretching exercises in the end.

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