Group: General Fitness & Exercise

General Fitness & Exercise
Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 383, Messages: 54581

Various general exercise related discussions. Find out what it takes to reach your fitness goals through daily effective exercise. With so many options we try to find out what works best.

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lower back workouts bad for your spine?

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Posts: 12
Joined: 2004/06/22
Canada
2004/08/15, 10:38 PM
hey i dont know if i should continue doing my lower back workouts beacuse i heard it bad for your spine .....
Philia2
Philia2
Posts: 4,078
Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2004/08/16, 02:11 AM
I got lower back pains but if I stopped working my spine, things would be worse!
Look at your body as a whole and every part of it needs to be strengthen! :dumbbell:

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Cyberdyne
Cyberdyne
Posts: 17
Joined: 2004/07/29
United States
2004/08/16, 04:50 AM
I have had several visits to the Chiropractor over the years. Each one has told me that most back pain and back injuries are caused by WEAK muscles. Each one encouraged me to begin a regular fitness program for conditioning and strengthening. Any good Chiropractor won't let you leave his office without a worksheet showing lower and upper body strengthening techniques.

Nto to say that a strong back cannot be injured. Just as with ANY exersise, proper safe technique is required. Keeping the back in proper alignment and not "jerking" your weights will help prevent acute injury.

Darren in KC