Help! what can i do to grow :(

[hamstein]

hey again lol

i'm pretty short and i don't have much growing time left maybe a couple of years, and i want to make the most of it. can anyone tell me how to grow taller, someone told me to skip with a skipping rope will that help?

and nope i don't want to try any programmes or pills or anything

 

[bw1]

Yea, skipping rope works great. Don't over do it, you'll end up 7 feet tall.

 

[Daisy_Girl]

Seriously, there is really not much you can do. Genetics, there is only so much you can fight it.

Work on posture and core strength - that can help you stand taller and more erect (hehehe, I said erect), thereby appearing taller.

Nothing wrong with being on the shorter side. Accept who you are and be happy.

 

[Sassy69]

Kim Jon Il and Prince use lifts and high heels.... Kim Jong Il also does the Big Hair thing.

 

[hamstein]

but i need to grow taller both my parents are short though but they're still taller than me =[ i don't want to be this short forever i hate it

 

[Daisy_Girl]

sorry, you are asking for the reasonable.

you are shit out of luck.

 

[jenscats5]

but i need to grow taller both my parents are short though but they're still taller than me =[ i don't want to be this short forever i hate it

Uhhhhhhhhh......it's really not possible.....I don't think you grow any taller once you are 18.....

 

[hamstein]

oh apparently swimming works :S

 

[Tomer]

ha! I'm only 5'1....

I was looking back at an old junior high yearbook and I guess I had written" find a machine to make me grow"

 

[*Bunny*]

ham how old are you? how tall are you?

 

[Sassy69]

I hit around 5'6-7' by age 16 w/ a size 8 shoe -a few centimeters additional in height but no change since. Where you are at around that age is where you are.

 

[The Shadow]

(hehehe, I said erect)

LOL


As was stated - nothing you can do in terms of physical aspects....focus on posture and look into Pliates Yoga.....works well for the illusion

 

[Tomer]

Actually people are spot on about the pilates.

My mum has been doing pilates consisitently for a year, she is very fit, swims every morning , does track workouts 3 nights a week, and does pilates twice a week, 60 years old and at her annual checkup yesterday she is 1.5 inches taller than she was last year... she has been doing the other sports for many years, but pilates only in the last year... so she thinks it has made her taller and convincing me to join it as well!

 

[Sassy69]

that's interesting.... My mom seems to be shrinking (she's 65) - she does yoga and walks like 5 miles /day, step aerobics and all that. Although for her it seems like more of a posture thing....

 

[*Bunny*]

I agree pilates would help with posture that can make you appear taller as your posture is better

 

[Tomer]

that's interesting.... My mom seems to be shrinking (she's 65) - she does yoga and walks like 5 miles /day, step aerobics and all that. Although for her it seems like more of a posture thing....

I'm no expert on pilates but my mum says that individual programs are much better than the classes... it does cost more, but as my mum is in better shape than most her age... as i said, she trains with a competitive triathlon club, does track workouts and pole vault! (yes she goes flying through the air!) she had a special pilates program tailored to her needs....and she thinks that makes a difference

 

[jenscats5]

Actually people are spot on about the pilates.

My mum has been doing pilates consisitently for a year, she is very fit, swims every morning , does track workouts 3 nights a week, and does pilates twice a week, 60 years old and at her annual checkup yesterday she is 1.5 inches taller than she was last year... she has been doing the other sports for many years, but pilates only in the last year... so she thinks it has made her taller and convincing me to join it as well!

Good for her! A lot of older women get that "hump" so many older women get......the Pilates may help avoid that......

 

[Sassy69]

I'm no expert on pilates but my mum says that individual programs are much better than the classes... it does cost more, but as my mum is in better shape than most her age... as i said, she trains with a competitive triathlon club, does track workouts and pole vault! (yes she goes flying through the air!) she had a special pilates program tailored to her needs....and she thinks that makes a difference

I don't think you'll see either of my parents doing a pole vault...

That's awesome and I bet she sets the bar for you and what you feel that can be accomplished, literally!

 

[hamstein]

well i'm not old or anything lol -_- i'm like 5'3 and i'm pretty young and I need to grow otherwise i'll be a shrimp for life !


EDITED BY SHADOW........

 

[velvett]

I hit around 5'6-7' by age 16 w/ a size 8 shoe -a few centimeters additional in height but no change since. Where you are at around that age is where you are.

I was 5'7" at 12....sigh that was fun in school.

Look at the bright side - You can always wear heels and be taller and when you take them off - VOILA - it's like being two people

 

[Tomer]

I don't think you'll see either of my parents doing a pole vault...

That's awesome and I bet she sets the bar for you and what you feel that can be accomplished, literally!

Sassy, too right! its good because while other parents mke excuses for their kids, mine have always encouraged me that we could do anything..

I think my parents are awesome too! they train pole vault with a high school track club... ha ha!

in a way its good, because my brothers and I have always grown up knowing that fitness is just a part of life...so we have all been involved in competitive sports.. who else goes for a 'family christmas morning runs' or 'family 100 mile sunday-afternoon-bike rides?

when i was a teenager, i hated it, but now I think its great that my parents are fitter than people young enough to be their grandchildren!

 

[Sassy69]

Sassy, too right! its good because while other parents mke excuses for their kids, mine have always encouraged me that we could do anything..

I think my parents are awesome too! they train pole vault with a high school track club... ha ha!

in a way its good, because my brothers and I have always grown up knowing that fitness is just a part of life...so we have all been involved in competitive sports.. who else goes for a 'family christmas morning runs' or 'family 100 mile sunday-afternoon-bike rides?

when i was a teenager, i hated it, but now I think its great that my parents are fitter than people young enough to be their grandchildren!

Wow! Well we used to do push up contests. Now we just try to keep up w/ my nephews!

 

[hamstein]

why did my post get edited :s

 

[The Shadow]

b/c of the age

 

[musclemom]

well i'm not old or anything lol -_- i'm like 5'3 and i'm pretty young and I need to grow otherwise i'll be a shrimp for life !


EDITED BY SHADOW........

Sweetie, boys do MOST of their height growth between 15 and 17, but they can continue to grow slowly until they are about 20 (going by my son).

Height is primarily genetic, but can be influenced by general health and overall nutrition, particularly prenatal (meaning how healthy your mother was and how well nourished she was during her pregnancy) and your early life nutrition. Additionally, if you are taking any medications during childhood that can slow your growth.

I can assure you, however, that there is no exercise on this planet that will stimulate height growth.