I’m getting weaker. Or that’s the danger. At my age, it’s a mission to keep what you have and a fight to make gains. And for tedious health reasons I won’t go into now, I can’t throw myself into gym sessions or even do a proper home weights workout regularly in the way I would like. So […]
The lower back and abs are an area of the body most of us quite conscious of. You probably ‘talk’ to your body a lot here: with cues like ‘brace to protect your lower back’, and ‘engage your core’. But if you are tense all the time that can wind your pain up. You need
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When I see people trying to sort out their pain, I see them making their lives harder. Doing core exercises. Correcting their posture. Going to endless appointments to be fixed. This is what I did for a long time too. I was following advice. It was stuff that ‘made sense’, but it was always more
The topic of pain is rife with myths and legends. One of the biggest is that of core stability, or core strength. In fact this one is sticking around so persistently you could call it a zombie myth. If you have had back pain you will have had exercises for your core recommended. If not
