Reduce Back Pain and Shoulder Tension

Chronic back pain impacts up to 70% of people on the planet.

Three habits that help my clients significantly improve their back health and reduce shoulder stiffness: 

1. Mastering the active plank position. It keeps the muscles of your body engaged and reduces the strain of incorrect posture to your joints. Shoulder stiffness usually comes from you slouching and the core not properly keeping you upright, so shoulder have to compensate simply to keep your hear up. When you are standing / sitting with the muscles of your body properly engaged you not only relieve. your shoulders from the tension, but also don’t squish your organs, meaning your digestive tract is feeling much better. 

2. Strengthening deep core muscles, back glutes and feet. They are the ones that have to keep you upright, so I will start any new client with proper core work and learning how to engage it correctly before moving on to actual training. Think of it as a base of your needs pyramid or foundations to a house. Building a good roof on bad foundations will eventually lead to the whole thing collapsing anyway. 

3. Movement during work. Add a standing workstation, so you can change your position during workday, or simply take calls while pacing around. Find 5-10 minutes each hour to move around a little bit. It can be a walk around the office, a little dance, a few squats or dynamic stretches. Your body will thank you for it! 

Need a training plan that will not only help you reach your body transformation goals, and will focus on your long term helath and wellbeing? Send me a message and let's talk!