Can i grow taller by doing something?

Question

Say, eating more of a certain food or play more basketball, etc.

I'm 15 this year, and only 5'4 (163cm). My parents are around the same height too, ranging from 163cm to 165cm. Any chances of growing taller to around 5'8 to 5'10?

Answer 1

Increase your vitamin intake, start taking yoga or pilates to stretch or have you and your parents look into human growth hormone.  

Answer 2

depends if you are a guy or a girl, cause if you're a girl generally you won't gain much more height. if you're a guy, yeah i guess you could grow more. most guys (my friends) have their growth spurt around that age. so if you were a guy i'd say yes to 5'8" - but then again might not depending on your parents/relatives/race.

Answer 3

a relative told me  that stretching is very good, Basketball and volleyball are also very good. And also Vitamin D is good

Answer 4

Have someone pull on your arms, while someone else pulls on your legs.

You're 15, you obviously know thats not going to work. If you have reached the height of your parents and you are only 15, you are definately still growing. You should just relax, time is the only thing that will make you grow taller.

Answer 5

There is a genetic reality known as "regression towards the mean", which translates to "those who spring from the different are less different".  

Genetically, this applies in the majority of cases, but not all.  In other  words, if the genetic pool you spring from is tall, but you have short parents, you will be taller (in most cases).  This a statistical truth, not a definition of an individual reality.  If the genetic pool you spring from is not tall (look to your grandparents), then you will not be tall.

You can not teach your genes in a single generation.  You may be able to stretch yourself a bit with an inversion table (see refs), but I doubt it.

Your best bet?  Get used to who you are.  Make the most of it.  Or, give up.

You choose.

Answer 6

exercise and take some vitamins and haha im 16 and 6 ft