Building Up Your Core Muscles

One of the best things you can do for back pain is to strengthen your core muscles. Your core muscles are what basically hold your entire body in the correct posture. Without the proper strength you will find that your posture causes you to have foot, knee, lower back, and shoulder pain. No one likes to have problems plaguing them. Here are a few tips to really help you strengthen your core.

An exercise ball can be one of your best friends. You can really build your muscles with some basic workout routines. You can really tone your core by sitting on the ball and lifting a small amount of weight over your head. Sitting on the ball causes you to constantly stabilize yourself. You can also do situps while sitting ont he ball. Simply lean back as far as possible and then proceed to slowly sit up. You will be working your core quite a bit doing this exercise. As you gain strength, you can use the ball to do pushups with by placing your feet on the ball and pushing up. This is a challenge but your core will get an amazing workout.

If this seems a bit too intense for you, you may wish to consider yoga, tai chi or pilates. These are all low impact but still great for your core. All of these exercises focus on balance and correct posture. The more you do, the stronger your core becomes with time. There are a number of great dvds on all of these topics. Some great vidoes are Tai Chi for Health, the Yoga for Beginners, andPilates for Beginners. These all give you a great introduction to each exercise form.

Alought chiropractics can help relieve the pain, you can avoid this by dealing with your core muscles. Make sure to be aware of your physical limitations, and strengthen your core to the best of your ability.