| Many people feel that lower back pain is a curse | | | | become stronger, which will reduce the pain in |
| that they have to live with. However, this does | | | | your lower back. |
| not have to be the case. There are many small | | | | How Does a Pilates Ball Exercise Your Back |
| things you can change in your everyday life to | | | | Since the ball is not stable, all the little stabilizing |
| improve the health and happiness of your lower | | | | muscles around your core area will be working |
| back. One of these is to make your life less | | | | hard to keep you upright. This type of training will |
| comfortable in the short term for improved health | | | | build up strength in the muscles that keep your |
| in the long term. By making changes to your desk | | | | spine balanced, especially around your lower back. |
| or chair, you can introduce unconscious exercise. | | | | A spine that is out of balance can become |
| Use a Pilates Ball Instead of a Chair | | | | aggravated and even inflamed. By targeting the |
| To exercise your back whilst sitting, you can | | | | stabilizing muscles in your exercise, you get more |
| replace your comfortable office chair with a large | | | | relief from pain than if you were doing exercises |
| pilates ball. The ball should be large enough so that | | | | such as sit-ups. |
| you sit at the same height as when you are | | | | Introduce Small Movements to Increase Blood |
| sitting in your normal office chair. | | | | Flow |
| Once you have found the right sized ball, you | | | | To make this method even more effective, you |
| want to ease in to the habit of sitting on it. Start | | | | can move your pelvis to the sides every now and |
| by switching to the ball for short periods, 10-15 | | | | then. Or use the elasticity of the ball to bounce up |
| minutes is enough in the beginning. If you find | | | | and down. A few centimeters to an inch is |
| your back getting sore or exhausted, stop using | | | | enough to increase the blood flow in your lower |
| the ball for a period. Then, when your back is | | | | back and at least temporarily reduce the pressure |
| better, slowly start using the ball again. Over time, | | | | on your discs. All of these exercises will help to |
| your muscles will build up and you will feel more | | | | make your lower back healthier and happier. |
| comfortable using the ball. Your core area will also | | | | |