Are you a short person and want to increase height? In case you are young, practice these exercises to grow and reach the height you want in a short time.

The size is one of the physical aspects that generates more discomfort in people, because they do not feel satisfied with the height they have and because of age, they lose hope to grow a few centimeters more. This situation can change with exercises and other methods such as the hormonal treatment to which Argentine footballer Lionel Messi submitted to achieve the ideal size. Hormone treatment can be expensive; However, do not give up because, from the comfort of your home, you can also have the desired height with exercises to grow. You only  need a set time to practice these routines and a lot of perseverance.

15 exercises to grow in height
Below, we present the exercises to increase the height in a short time. These physical activities are aimed at children under 21 years of age.

Ride the bicycle

One of the most used exercises to grow is to ride a bike, although following additional instructions. You only need to adjust the height of the seat so that to reach the pedals, you must stretch your legs. At the time of doing so, you do not overdo it or you can damage the health of your joints.

Hanging from a horizontal bar
You just need to hang yourself from a bar and stay that way as long as possible. By practicing this method constantly, little by little you can increase the time.
This method is also part of an exercise routine to strengthen the muscles of the back and abdomen, also helps increase your size in a short time and will help you have a healthier life.

Sailing
The exercises that are part of the Yoga routines are also useful to grow and maintain health. In this case, the 'candle' is what you need to achieve your purpose.
Stretch your legs up as much as you can. Do not forget to maintain a right angle of almost 90 °. Do not move your legs from side to side or you could injure yourself.

The cobra
This Yoga posture is one of the good exercises for the spine, besides it helps to stretch the muscles of the back, abdomen and buttocks. Improve your posture with 'la cobra' and grow a couple of centimeters more

Inclinations
Among the exercises to grow in stature should also take into account the inclinations. This practice consists of keeping your legs straight and touching your toes with those of your hands. You can start little by little and increase the depth and quantity.


The bridge
These exercises help you strengthen the lower back and train the muscles of the abdomen and buttocks. The stretches favor the increase of stature and the health of the muscles.

Skip
The jumps are part of the routine of the exercises. You can jump the rope, jump sideways or whatever you like, the important thing is to do it to strengthen your bones and muscles, in addition to increasing height.


Swimming
Swimming is the sport par excellence that includes exercise routines to grow, because it works the whole body. This is because under the water, the loading of the intervertebral discs and bones of the skeleton is less. Likewise, the joints become more flexible, facilitating the growth process without damaging your health.

Basketball
Another sport that encourages growth is basketball. The exercise routine includes jumping to dunk, this helps increase the blood supply, so that extra pressure is exerted on the bones, increased length and mass.

Jumping exercises
Do you want to jump as an American basketball player ?

The question seems a bit strange, but it is a dream for many athletes. No matter how tall you can be, you can reach the sky with a jump like the one of American basketball stars, of course the legendary American basketball legend Michael Jordan.

Which can be achieved through some of the following simple exercises:


1) Jump the rope, a basic exercise, rely on jumping on the feet with a focus on the strength of the back muscles, a light exercise, you can do from 5: 10 minutes with bending hips, knees and ankles.
2) Jumping exercises in place, depending on the momentum and increasing pressure on the hind muscle, with the possibility of developing the exercise to include the knees to the chest.



3) Jumping on a box from 6 inches to 12 inches, an exercise that strengthens the muscles of the lower back, making sure not to jump away from the box, and can jump back or forward with repetition several times.



4) Calf and weight lifting exercises and leg exercises, all exercises can be done at home, with exercises twice a week on Monday and Tuesday, making sure to do warm-up exercises from 5:10 minutes, with repetition 10 times in three training groups comfortably 90 seconds .



5) Weight lifting exercises lift the weight directly in front of the shoulder, keeping with the back without bowing, fully extending the arms, with the elbows rotate and expand wrists, bending on the knees, hips.


6) Wall-based exercises, with your back against the wall, opening the feet with shoulder widths, lowering yourself up to your thighs, rising and falling in no more than 5 seconds, and putting a mass of weight over your shoulders to increase resistance.



7) Squatting exercises with jumping up using 50: 60% of the maximum weight, where you take a squatting position with a quick jump, then ease the load slightly, then inhalation, with a gentle landing on your toes, while maintaining straightness back.