Lower back pain exercises are very essential to those people who are suffering from pain in the lower back. This type of lower back pain is normally common to adults of the age of around 45 years and above and can be reduced by doing exercises as a routine. Stretching is an essential way of keeping healthy. Simple sort of exercises are useful in the cure of problems of the back. These exercises can be done without the guidance from anyone.
Back loaded squats and lunges exercises are really hard on the lower back. The spine compresses when people place a barbell on top of it. When practicing the 10-12 rep stuff bodybuilding magazines recommend, people are often pushing themselves to do more reps then necessary. When people do this their form is more likely to suffer and injuries start flowing. Doing this exercise is what caused the majority of my back injuries.
Sit-ups are another horrible exercise for those people suffering from severe low back pain. Sit-ups are normally done with intentions to strength the abdominal muscles but it actuality they are working more of the hip flexors. The hip flexor muscles are actually attached to the vertebrae of the lower back and are one of the major causes of back pain. Also when practiced with the hands behind the head, people are more likely to pull on their neck or cervical spine and add additional unnecessary back stress.
Crunches are type of exercise that is intended to be done to work the six pack muscles of the abdominals. Unfortunately most of the people way overdo it with crunches and as a result create a significant imbalance in the abdominals causing a flexion-chain imbalance. This will give people the "slumped" look with their hips moving forward and their ribcage moving inward. This is not good as the body always wants to be in balance. Leg Raises are also bad exercise because they tend to involve more of the hip flexors and can put the lower back in a compromising position.
When leg press is done correctly and with sufficient weight, this can be a very effective exercise. But most of the gym goers throw on a ton of weight are not very flexible and try to feed their ego by pushing some big weight. When performing this exercise they are very likely to lift their lower back off the pad that is keeping the integrity of the spine. When this actually happens with all that weight on the leg press, injuries will happen. Instead of becoming heavy, people should go light and do one-legged presses.
Having a positive attitude towards the results should be the first step toward having a healthy life free from back pain. Exercise that are typically designed for lower back pain do not necessary need any expensive equipment since the exercises can be carried out from the comfort of the home. Immediate effective results may not be a guarantee but it is advisable to keep doing the exercise with patience until some positive results are attained.
