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shindig wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:55 am Anybody get lower back pain, sometimes not even knowing what is causing it? I jog on my treadmill 3-4 times a week, but usually only run 2.0-2.5 miles at a time. I also sit at a desk a lot (like a lot of us probably), so I bought a memory foam lumbar support for my chair. I've had a few people tell me to walk toe to heel to help alleviate the pressure on your sciatic nerve, but that just doesn't seem natural to me. I generally jog/walk heel to toe.

Maybe I need arch supports? I don't know. I've been focusing on sitting at my desk more upright instead of slouching, but that is also a bad habit to stop.

Any other advice. It's not chronic, but annoying sometimes. I have my heating pad on high right now and that seems to help. Or maybe I'm just getting old and this is how it is...lol.

TDub wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:16 am yoga tho....nope get out.

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:36 am I did yoga one time. I was in college and did it as a part of a health class. At that point, I was an athlete for like 12 years. I was never as sore as I was the first couple of days after that yoga class. My goodness.

I also struggle with some back pain, it's attributed to an accident I had when I was a teenager that threw my hips out of whack a bit. Every once in a while they go a bit crooked and the chiropractor helps with that.

But I do want to try yoga again. I do think it would be beneficial for my overall health. According to multiple health websites that know their stuff, one of yoga's most important benefits is that it helps with back pain. Also helps with arthritis symptoms and heart health.

CrimsonNBlue wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:44 am

NewtonHawk11 wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:36 am I did yoga one time. I was in college and did it as a part of a health class. At that point, I was an athlete for like 12 years. I was never as sore as I was the first couple of days after that yoga class. My goodness.

I also struggle with some back pain, it's attributed to an accident I had when I was a teenager that threw my hips out of whack a bit. Every once in a while they go a bit crooked and the chiropractor helps with that.

But I do want to try yoga again. I do think it would be beneficial for my overall health. According to multiple health websites that know their stuff, one of yoga's most important benefits is that it helps with back pain. Also helps with arthritis symptoms and heart health.

The yoga that most people do at home, myself included, is pretty much glorified stretching. New poses you didn't learn playing team sports in 90's/00's will stretch and extend areas you didn't know existed. Significantly helps your movement, exercise-included pain/soreness, and prevents injury. We've learned a lot over the years, which is why the majority of athletes do it now, and you won't find a home workout program that won't have it in its schedule.

And that's not getting into all the other physical and mental health benefits a crunchy hippie instructor will tell you about. And, yeah, it can be a workout in and of itself.

shindig wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 9:41 am Thanks all, great advice. I have actually never tried yoga, that's a good idea. I probably also need to strengthen my lower back muscles and abs, been focusing mostly on running to lose weight, but now that I'm sort of back to my ideal weight, I should focus more on building my lower muscles. I do stretch, but probably not enough. Sitting at a desk 8 hours a day is just not natural for any human, so I need to get up and walk around more and stretch in between.

shindig wrote: ↑Thu Oct 07, 2021 8:55 am Anybody get lower back pain, sometimes not even knowing what is causing it? I jog on my treadmill 3-4 times a week, but usually only run 2.0-2.5 miles at a time. I also sit at a desk a lot (like a lot of us probably), so I bought a memory foam lumbar support for my chair. I've had a few people tell me to walk toe to heel to help alleviate the pressure on your sciatic nerve, but that just doesn't seem natural to me. I generally jog/walk heel to toe.

Maybe I need arch supports? I don't know. I've been focusing on sitting at my desk more upright instead of slouching, but that is also a bad habit to stop.

Any other advice. It's not chronic, but annoying sometimes. I have my heating pad on high right now and that seems to help. Or maybe I'm just getting old and this is how it is...lol.