When people have low back pain in 2019, it’s commonly a result of their hips not moving enough. If you sit a lot and have low back pain, moving your hips through their full range of motion like this may be helpful.
Obviously I’m not a doctor or a physical therapist, but as a personal trainer, I often have people do this at the beginning of a lower body workout. It’s certainly a great warm-up to help your squats, lunges, and deadlifts feel better; which is why I'm sharing it for #MobilityMonday.
In some cases, we also see it improve low back pain quite a bit. When that happens, I ask the person if they think it would be beneficial as a daily ritual. Whether they actually do it daily or not, is up to them.
That’s how I coach, and it’s how I blog. As usual, I’m not here to tell you what to do. I’m just sharing what I know, and what I see help people. If you want to see if it can help you too, awesome! You’re in control here.
5 SLOW & CONTROLLED circles in each direction on each leg is a great starting point.
And now on a totally unrelated note, this awesome song by Gorod popped into my head tonight so I’m sharing some groovy “tropical” metal from France because it’s my blog and I do what I want.
Have fun and do your best,