Health Tip: Walking and Back Pain
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Those who are suffering from back pain or are recovering due to back pain are advised to do light exercise such as aerobics. However for some cases of back pain sufferers, sometimes a little exercise still feels pain so they tend to stop exercising.
As an alternative, it is now advisable to replace the mild exercise by walking. Walking with a low speed stable and balanced it will maintain and enhance a person’s ability to perform daily activities, while reducing the tendency of incidence of back pain later in life.
Before exercising by walking, do it slowly and gently stretch to stretch the muscles and joints to get accustomed to the movement on foot. But it’s good before you stretch, you first do the street light for five minutes to warm up.
Because walking can train your calf muscles, thighs, and pelvis, then this exercise can improve the stability of the spine and also the condition of the muscles of the buffer so that the upright posture is maintained. In addition, walking can also strengthen the bones so that if done regularly can help prevent osteoporosis and reduce the pain of osteoarthritis.