Exercise of the Week: The Airplane

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

Do you suffer from back pain?

You’re not alone! Each year over half of Americans will admit to suffering from back pain. Here are some tips to help keep your back healthy and avoid pain:
Maintain a healthy diet and weight.

Avoid prolonged inactivity, sitting, or bed rest.

Remain active. Exercise regularly and practice effective stretching and strengthening techniques to provide back, hips, and spine with a healthy range of motion and the strength to maintain proper posture and form.

If you suffer from back pain due to weak glutes, core, or bad posture, contact Momentum to help you get your back…back!!

Lower Back Pain | Causes, Treatments, Exercises, Back Pain Relief

The Benefits of Exercise Tip #5- Lower Arthritis & Back Pain

Discover all the great things you never knew you’d get out of a regular exercise routine:
According to MayoClinic.org-
Regular low-impact aerobic activities can increase strength and endurance in your back and improve muscle function. Abdominal and back muscle exercises (core-strengthening exercises) may help reduce symptoms by strengthening the muscles around your spine.
Exercise can also reduce arthritis pain, help maintain muscle strength in affected joints and reduce joint stiffness. It can also improve physical function and quality of life for people who have arthritis.

Healthy Tip of the Week: Solving Tight Hip Flexor Pain

If you sit for more than 3 hours a day, STRETCH YOUR HIP FLEXORS!

Tight hip flexors can cause a number of movement issues as well as pain that seems like it’s coming from the lower back. You may find one side is much tighter than the other. Perhaps you sit shifted to one side more often. Or you cross your leg to one side. Or you carry/stand/lean to one side regularly.
Move better, feel better, and stave off pain & immobility stemming from tight hip flexors with these tips!

Exercise of the Week: Quadruped Thoracic Rotation

Has your back been feeling stiff lately? Are you suffering from lower back pain? Loosen up! Use this Quadruped Thoracic Rotation exercise to mobilize your mid-back and take a load off your lumbar spine! Try it out and let us know how it felt in the comments! Or, book a complimentary Momentum consultation to get a full movement analysis!

Exercise of the Week: Ankle Mobility!

If you suffer from chronic lower back or knee pain or have trouble performing a squat/lunge/hip hinge correctly, it may be due to improper ankle mobility! Immobile ankles can force weight into the knees or back instead of spreading down properly through the body’s kinetic chain, causing undue stress and pain. This video will show you how to loosen the load on your lower back and knees so that you can hinge correctly, loading the hips and preventing lower back or knee strain.

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