This is a routine which I teach my clients and I do it regularly myself. There are four strengthening exercises followed by eight stretches. None of them are too difficult, it's quick, simple, and effective. Lower back pain has become a part of our lives. Unfortunately the majority of jobs involve long periods of sitting. This can have numerous health consequences and lower back pain is one of the most common ones. By doing this routine, it should help alleviate some of that pain. This is of course not a replacement for a proper medical exam. If you have serious…

Lower back pain is unfortunately a problem that plagues about 80% of the population at some point. Some cases more severe than others. Our lifestyle is such that we are sitting way more than we're meant to. Human beings are naturally walking animals. We're built to walk for long distances and move without that much food compared to other animals. However our lifestyle of driving everywhere, sitting at desk jobs for work, coming home, and relaxing on the sofa for the rest of the evening does not lend itself to keeping a fit, healthy, pain-free body.   Basically most back pain is…

With 70 to 80% of the adult population suffering from lower back pain, it's essential to learn how to exercise properly to train it. It isn't as hard as you might think, but what it does require is consistency. I had the pleasure recently to meet up with Ian Edmondson who is a personal trainer from Ottawa, Ontario. He is also and Active Aging Specialist dealing with many clients with lower back pain. He himself is no stranger to it since he's had several severe care accidents.    Anyway the exercises he demonstrated today were: 1. The Angry Child 2. The Sphinx 3. The Cobra 4.…