WEEK SIX – DAY ONE HW

How Simple Exercises May Save Your Lower Back, Rachel Fair Bank, The New York Times.

Back pain is something very common in people. Is the pain that most of us frequently feel for many reasons, mainly due to carrying heavy things as well as bad positions and wrong movements. “it’s estimated that 80 percent of Americans Will develop lower back pain during their lifetime, with 15 to 20 percent of adults reporting it in an average year” showing that it is a normal and common pain in which we should not ignore. This pain is because our spine is susceptible to pain when our core muscles are very weak. “The lower back is the center point of our whole body,” and around the spine are the core muscles, which are internal and not visible, and their function is to be like a back brace having that section of the body stable. That is why it is recommended that people who suffer from this type of pain do exercises, but not the typical ones, that only strengthen the visible muscles like sit-ups. It is better to do the adequate ones like walking as well as planks, squats, push-ups, and bridges, being active during the day. Exercises do not ensure that the pain disappears completely, but they decrease over time as we strengthen the lower back muscles.