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I have seen 2 of my friends who had really bad posture,slouching quite a lot increase their height by doing posture improvement exercises.how is itso?
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Easy: Your friends are not taller, they're just standing up straight so looks taller. Measure them for yourself.
Answered 12/10/2014
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