I am a 16 year old girl, can I still grow taller? What things will help?
I am 5’1 right now. My mom is 5’2 and my dad is 5’6. I exercise alot. I ran 2 hours a day for track but now I have gym and then cross country in july. Is there anything to help me grow taller?
Thanks everyone. Btw, I want to be taller so I can have a longer stride in track. Being short is a huge disadvantage for me when running
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Susan Yarrawonga (280)
yes you can grow taller. Contrary to popular belief it is possible to even grow beyond your twenties. Some women can grow until they reach like 22. However, when you stop growing is determined by genetics. The most you can do is keep in shape, eat healthy things. Get your calcium and proteins. STRETCH STRETCH STRETCH! Since even at 16 you are most likely still growing, just probably very little you should avoid lifting heavy weights. This is because lifting weights compresses the spinal cord and makes you shorter. You will be taller in the morning and shorter by the time you go to sleep. This is because gravity compresses our spine. When we go to sleep we sleep horizontally so gravity doesnt compress it anymore and it spreads out. Swimming can greatly increase your chances of getting taller. Try to do a lot of breaststroke when swimming but do other types too. In the end gaining height is a matter of mind over material because if you don’t believe in yourself it will never work period. Here are some websites to help. don’t try anything stupid though. Try yoga. Also, dont buy into the pills and crap, you cant grow taller unless it is natural or you get hormones injected in you and that takes a doctor, not a pill. Dont buy anything. Here:http://ezinearticles.com/?Grow-Taller-Through-Stretching-Exercises&id=68201
http://www.healthynerd.com/2006/10/28/how-to-grow-taller-using-yoga-and-stretching-techniques-2/
http://grow-taller-secret.blogspot.com/2007/07/ways-to-grow-taller-third-week.html
Remember nothing will work if you don’t eat and sleep enough. Make sure you sleep at least 8 hours a day if not a bit more. Don’t oversleep either though thats bad for you
READ THIS FORUM:http://www.growtallforum.com/Height-Routines-and-Success-Stories-f-13.html
Milk
Not likely. Unless you take some growth drugs that make it impossible to have children.
Drinking coffee!
i believe girls stop growin from 18- 20 so no worrys.
guys stop at about 18
i didnt stop growing until i was 21 and that was about a year ago! good luck!
no theres not much you can do maybe drink lots of milk
Only genetics can make you grow taller. However, things such as smoking can make you remain short.
well yeah you can still be growing. but since shortness runs in your family you probably wont grow that much more.. you never know though.. just wear high heels
If you drank alot of milk before it would have helped. Maybe drink some milk now. Or you can sleep alot. Sleeping helps you grow.
well if your already developed, and have your period, the chances that you will be much taller are very small.
especially if your parents are THAT short.
sorry, tuff luck kiddo
sry to repeat your question but im in the eight grade
and 4"11
and im 14
after summer ill look like a fifth grader when im in HIGH SCHOOL
If you’ve already started your period, it’s unlikely you’ll grow any taller. DO NOT TAKE ANY PILLS OR HORMONES! You can seriously damage yourself like that.
I’m 5 ft and absolutely love it =] guys love me (most prefer short girls), and i’ve had no problem attracting guys as tall as 6’5. If thats your concern with being short, at least. Because I can’t think of any reason why you’d have a problem with it!
You mayyyyy grow maybe an inch or more, but its a bone thing not a muscle thing, so you’re not going to grow vertically based on exercise.
I’m a guy, and I was 4’6 when I started high school. I was 4’10 when I graduated, the shortest in my class at 18 years old. By the time I had been at college for one semester and came home for christmas break I was 5’8 and weighed almost 60lbs more (and had packed on quite a bit more muscle instead of being just a twiggy skeleton)
… so I’d say it’s quite possible that you still have some growing to do in the future. However, females generally reach the end of their physical growth much earlier than males… different people grow in different ways at different times. I’m 23 now and 5’10… so you never know.
u stop growing two years after ur first period
Wear high heals and wear a thick wig on your head. Wear vertical striped pants and before bed every night, ask two family members to pull on your 2 arms and 2 legs in opposite directions.
Always works.
Girls usually stop growing at 15 so you have probably already reached your peak height. Further growth is possible but unlikely.