The Weekly Every Day: What's the link between your 🍑 and low back pain?
Takeaways:
Everything in our body is connected
Try this 5 minute, snack-sized stretching and strengthening flow for your butt (that supports your low back)
Hi friend,
6 years ago I threw out my back in the shower — talk about humbling.
10 years of sitting finally caught up with me.
How so?
Because my tight low back could no longer rely on my weak buns for support.
It's the ultimate example of everything in our bodies being connected.
What does that even mean?
It means:
When one part of our body is tight, it's usually accompanied by another weak area.
It's all connected mannnn...
How it's "all connected"
Think of it like this:
Tight areas —> need to be stretched and lengthened
Weaker areas —> need to be strengthened
But! There some areas that are both tight and weak!
Like our a**
The link between your a** 🍑 & low back pain
Our glutes play a huge role in supporting our lower back.
But two things can happen to our booty muscles:
1) They can be really tight from being overworked
or
2) They can be weak (from inactivity like sitting for long periods of time).
So in this case it’s important to find moves / stretches that both strengthen and lengthen our butt.
Such as:
Shoulder bridge (hinge)
Knees to chest
Sidelying leg lift
Figure 4 stretch
Realistic benefits?
Not throwing out your back...
Lifting a box
Picking up your kiddo
Bending in the shower
Did someone say, "I wish there was a video flow I could follow"
Wow, that's crazy you asked.
I just so happen to have made a video exclusively for newsletter subscribers.
You can watch the video by clicking here or the image below 👇
Other "connected" examples
Outside of those "buns" hun, there are some other notable connected areas you may never thought about.
Like:
tight chest + shoulders —> weak upper back
weak abdominals —> poor posture/forward head posture
tight quads —> weak hamstrings
Final tid-bit
There's a million and one things to remember throughout the day.
But there's only two thoughts I want you to walk away with:
Our bodies are connected, from one side to the other.
It only takes small habits (like the video linked above) to help your body move and feel better in the long run.
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