EXERCISE FOR THE BACK

Wednesday, September 23, 2009

Walking is a useful exercise to keep the back in trim as it exercises the back muscles. Those who do not walk regularly should do exercises for the back, for new minutes every day. Lie on the chest and abdomen with arms by your side. First raise the upper part head, neck and chest a few times. Next raise the legs with knees straight, a few times. Finally, raise the head, neck, chest and both legs together without using the support of the arms and hands. Another good exercise is to sit on one’s heels with one’s back as straight as possible and then to stand upright and come down again on one’s heels. This exercise should be done about 15 times a day; it is excellent for strengthening the back. If these exercises are done regularly, the chances of getting a slopped or a backache are remote. A slipped disc is caused when the padding of thick fibre between that various vertebrae the separate bones of the spine gets out of place and the bones themselves rub against each other; this padding is popularly known as a disc.