The back is one of the most sensitive areas of our body and exercising is a great way to prevent the appearance of back pain which is common among humans.
Just think of how widespread pain and problems in this part of the body are in people of all sexes and of all ages. All of us in fact at least once in life we find ourselves suffering from back pain and this is because its causes are so many that sooner or later for one reason or another you find yourself in bed with your back blocked.
First let’s see how to prevent back pain
Among all the ways to avoid back pain, in addition to paying attention to your posture, avoid lifting excessive loads and in any case raise the weights correctly, the best way is to no doubt that of doing sports to strengthen the muscles of the back.
There are no activities particularly indicated, in principle any aerobic activity involves the involvement of the back muscles, which is why it is enough to choose the one that suits your training level and your tastes.
The ideal would be to associate this activity with anaerobic exercises to tone and strengthen the back muscles. Everything is always naturally followed by stretching exercises for the back that can help loosen and relax the muscles.
And it is precisely on this kind of exercises that it must concentrate those who do not have the time or the desire to perform the complete path of exercises for the back muscles.
Those who perform particularly stressful works or even particularly sedentary jobs in fact, in the long run, risk of suffering from back pain, which is why it would be a good habit to perform exercises at the beginning or end of the day.
Exercises suggested for back pain
In most cases the back pain could be avoided simply with a little ‘prevention, or learning to feel your body and to respect it, which means, try to avoid a whole series of behaviors, unfortunately very common that are all origin of back pain, such as:
- standing up with uncomfortable shoes
- sit up without proper support
- assume wrong postures
- sleep on unsuitable mattresses
One of the simplest back pain exercises is to sit on a chair with legs apart, from this position flex your back forwards by letting your arms dangle to the side of the calves. After holding the position for a few seconds lift again the back. During the execution it is important to pay attention to breathing by breathing out when you bend your torso and inhaling when lifting, repeat the exercise for a minimum of five times.
Here is An exercise can be carried out lying on the ground with your back on the floor: from this position bend your knees, and exhaling bring them to the chest keeping your knees with your hands, after holding the position for a few seconds slowly rest the legs on the ground, inhaling, and repeat the exercise.
Another exercise indicated to prevent back pain is to sit on the ground on your knees in order to rest the buttocks on the heels, from this position bend the torso forward also stretching the arms in order to completely dissolve the spine and after having kept the position for 10-15 seconds, raise the torso and arms and repeat the exercise.
In conclusion
To avoid pain, which can become more frequent and acute as you progress with age, it would be a good habit to dedicate at least 10 minutes a day to the practice of back pain exercises.
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Sarah O'Connor
Sarah is part of the Team ELC and she helps people discover what makes their life happy, meaningful, and full of ease. She is a writer, meditator and loves painting, an art she happily gets to practice a lot in her spare time.
