Preventing Back Pain: The Airplane

Undo the hunch (in the car, on the computer, from the phone) plus open up the chest, and strengthen the back, legs, and core with this exercise.

Exercise of the Week: Hip Flexor & Quad Stretch

Do you sit for more than 4 hours a day? How is your posture? If you suffer from chronic lower back or knee pain or have trouble performing leg movements like squats, lunges, or hip hinges correctly and without pain, most likely you’ve experienced some lower back discomfort from tight hip flexors. Or those tight quadricep muscles are causing the tendons to pull on the patella and creating knee discomfort.
Pack a 1-2 punch with this video! Learn how to relieve tightness in your hip flexors, releasing the lower back, as well as stretching out the quad muscles, which will relieve the pull on your patellar tendon and help your knees perform properly and without pain.

Thoracic Mobility: Ultimate Back Extension

Completing our series on mobilizing the thoracic spine and strengthening the back, this exercise will help strengthen and lengthen the entire posterior chain of your body. Keep your core and back strong with the Ultimate Back Extension!

Stretching Guide: The Mid-Back

Don’t be fooled, lower back pain can actually be caused by your mid-back! So let’s stretch it out! Learn how to take the strain off your lower back muscles by mobilizing your thoracic spine in this stretching guide.

Pain Relief Guide #3: T-Spine Mobility

If you find that sitting long hours in front of the computer leaves your neck and shoulders painfully tense or that your posture is suffering, try out this guide for better T-spine mobility!

Pain Relief Guide #2- Relief for Knees & Tight Hips!

Use this guide to help relieve lower back pain resulting from tight hip flexors and knee pain due to tight quads!

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