You might have seen people who have made a good amount of stretching exercises as their daily routine and you may also wonder as what a stretching exercise could provide for such people. It is a well known fact that stretching exercise can provide a favourable platform on which you can attain better circulation, get your muscles flexible and strengthened and to sum up, it is nothing but an overall well-being.
Though you can consider stretching as a requirement for overall development, there are few parts of your body such as your back that takes the brunt most in your daily activities and hence you need to focus more attention on such areas and try to keep those of your body parts healthy and without any injuries. Many people consider getting a strong back as their asset and you can also attain such an asset, say stronger back and abdomen, by resorting to lower back stretching regularly in your life.
The Inevitable need for Lower Back Stretching
In order to lead a healthy life devoid of any inconveniences, you need to maintain your back, especially your lower back, in a healthy condition and to achieve this you may find the lower back stretching very useful and beneficial. Your lower back is the area that takes the majority load of your daily chores and in case of neglect of this area you can land up with injury, stress, and strain in your back area and this may cripple you from doing your regular activities.
You may also find people with a chronic lower back pain and the possible reason could be that they would have never tried to keep their important back muscles flexible and in the process they get injured very easily ad frequently. Another possible reason for such back injuries could be due to your sedentary life style where you never get to give your back sufficient exercise and a yet another reason could be your age, as your muscles tend to become hard as you grow old.
In order to avoid such things from happening in your life, you can practice lower back stretching and it can support your “core” area of your body, which is nothing but your center and back of your body area. You can also note to use your abdominal muscles while performing your lower back stretching and you can achieve well-defined strengthened muscles in your body s mid-section area. Many of the orthopedic surgeons also prescribe only lower back stretching as a remedy for chronic lower back pain in patients.
Lower Back Stretches and its various types
When it comes to the various types of lower back stretching, there are many ways with which you can do the stretching of your lower back. However, if you are a beginner, then you need to follow few so as to prepare you for your next higher level of stretching amicably.
To start with you can lie down on the floor with your back and your hands on your sides. Then you can try to roll your hip portion alone in a slow manner as if it can face the ceiling and you should note to do this without moving your upper portion of your body and without your whole body from getting off the floor or ground. Repeat this for at least 10 to 12 times and relax for some time after doing this stretch.
There is also one more stretch by name cat stretch in which you will be placing your hands and knees over the floor with your back arched up to face the ceiling; then slowly bring back your body position to neutral and once you do this stretch daily, you can be sure of attaining a very strong and healthy lower back.