Sitting is the new Smoking:
Next time when you walk (I know, it may take hours before you do that!😉), put your hands at your lower back, or lower side or lower front. Feel the tightness, the core muscles undergo alternately, as you move left foot & right foot.
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Next time when you walk (I know, it may take hours before you do that!😉), put your hands at your lower back, or lower side or lower front. Feel the tightness, the core muscles undergo alternately, as you move left foot & right foot.
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When you stand & walk, these core muscles are continuously working, keeping things together in giving you support & stability.
To understand the kind of work these muscles do, refer to an extreme example, like walking on the Burma Bridge. If you've never, try it; for the time being watch some videos. This image may also help you relate to it.
Every step is an test for the strength of the core muscles!
Every step is an test for the strength of the core muscles!
Once, you have done that, now sit (that's easy, you do it most of the time!😉). Now fees the softness in the same regions.
The core muscles are much more than just the 6 packs we commonly refer to. Its an entire cuboid in the mid section of our body. This is what supports the backbone and keeps us stable even in old age.
These, along with leg muscles, are arguably the most important muscles in our body. These are the muscles that keep us in good stead in our old age.
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Now, when we sit for long hours on a comfy chair, as we do most of the day, these muscles lose their tenacity. This is the prime cause of lower lower back pain. Your lower back aches, because the core muscles get weak over consistent lack of stress!
Sitting is the new smoking!
Try replacing sitting with standing. I have a standing table installed in my study. You try something similar at office, at home.
Stand in meetings, while reading, while talking on phone etc.
Stand in meetings, while reading, while talking on phone etc.
If nothing else, the least you can do is stand every 45 minutes, stretch & swing your arms, touch your toes, jump at your place, twist & turn, look at the ceiling, go to the washroom, walk to the window, drop the pen on the floor and pick it up, grab a coffee!
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