My cousin is 5ft 1 and she is 20 years old and she really wants to be tall because she says being short is c**p. Can you please help.
2007-03-11 07:44:25 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
She should do lots of chin-ups, walk on her tiptoes most of the time, maintain an active lifestyle and eat healthy. If those strategies don't work, she should consult a health specialist or just be patient for her real growth spurt.
2007-03-11 07:49:02 · answer #1 · answered by Mystic 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can't make yourself taller, you can only grow to your body's intended height...and you can miss that goal, by not staying healthy. So eat healthy, exercise, and get enough rest so your body will grow as much as it can.
But there are things you can do: look into pilates, and yoga, and stuff like that, these stretch and lengthen your muscles, making you more flexible, more graceful, and leaner looking, you might actually get an itty bit taller. These also help with posture so you hold yourself up in a straight and tall way...so yoga and pilates are kind of an optical illusion but not really.
IF your family is short, you will probably be short too. But you can think and dream big, love big, and walk tall. At least people won't ask you to reach for things.
2007-03-11 14:53:20 · answer #2 · answered by musicimprovedme 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A person's height has been programmed genetically to reach a certain height. To make a person taller, must go through an operation to add artificial bone inserts above and below the knee. Very painful operation, costly and take one year to heal. It will make a person look funny.
2007-03-11 14:54:02 · answer #3 · answered by RENDEVOUS 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
She could have her legs lengthened by up to 5", In the USA it is a very expensive surgery, but in other countries like Thailand, or Egypt, it is much less, and they are just as good as the US. My son is 16, he is 5'5" if he doesn't grow to at least 5'7," I will pay for him to have the surgery. You can research on the internet, "limb lengthening"
2007-03-11 14:53:44 · answer #4 · answered by niddlie diddle 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I never heard of anything to make a person taller. Even stretching does not work. I think she needs to accept it.
2007-03-11 14:47:33 · answer #5 · answered by ♥Sunflower 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
as in grouth u cant just dont drink coffe some pepole says it stunds your grouth but pepole says it dont but if u want to get tall were high heals or stuff your shoes
2007-03-11 14:49:54 · answer #6 · answered by cody j 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You cant. But for what it's worth, a lot of us guys think short girls are very sexy. They make us feel big and strong.
2007-03-11 14:50:25 · answer #7 · answered by Pervtor of Pervatia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Not without switching her genes, I can't. As long as she's not starving, there's nothing you can do, but put her on a medieval torture rack. Not an option.
2007-03-11 14:47:25 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can only grow as much as your body lets you. there are cosmetic things she can try such as platform shoes but if she is 20 she is pretty much done
2007-03-11 14:56:29 · answer #9 · answered by Xander R 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
well a a smart person know that u are suppose to get lots of activity EVERYDAY and eat lots of heathy ****
2007-03-11 14:48:38 · answer #10 · answered by ς๏г๒เภ 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋