Every day we do terrible things to our backs. We sit at a desk all day hunched over our keyboards. We lift heavy things, wear bad shoes, sleep on bad mattresses.
All of these daily activities take their toll—which can lead to a lifetime of discomfort, pain and even cause permanent damage and immobility.
A few simple stretches performed regularly can help ward off this discomfort and prevent injury.
Do you have five minutes a day to save your body? Try these three stretches:
Camel Modified
Step 1
Come up onto your shins aligning your hips over your knee.
Step 2
Place the palms of your hands onto your lower back with your fingers pointing up.
Step 3
Draw your elbows together behind your back and tilt your chest open to the sky.