Lower Back: Wag Your Tail

This is the beginning of a series of lower back exercises, a part of the body often neglected. It is especially important to make sure your lower back is strong when you work out your abdominal muscles, so that the front and back of your waist, and back are balanced.

Kneel on a mat and assume the "all-fours" , with knees at 90 degrees. Keep your head in a neutral position, aligned with your back and hips. Look down at the floor.
Keep your shoulders still, and move your right hip toward your right shoulder as far as you can. Slowly return to the starting position then move your left hip toward your left shoulder as far as you can go. Do five sets of ten repetitions on each side. Now, starting at the neutral position, move your hip up, curving your back in a convex way and then down, curving you back in a concave way. Do five sets of ten repetitions on each side.

Disclaimer: None of the above information can be taken as a substitute for advice from a medical professional, such as a physician.

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Disclaimer: None of the above information can be taken as a substitute for advice from a medical professional, such as a physician.

My third book, Pocket Guide to Fitness, is available on www.louizapatsis.com, http://www.authorhouse.com, www.bn.com and http://www.amazon.com. If you look up my name on those Web sites, you will find my other books The Boy in a Wheelchair and Life, Work and Play: Poems and Short Stories.