You don't need to read Slashdot to figure out that back pain should necessitate a trip to the doctor. Find out if you do have a serious problem like a herniated or bulging disc.
If you don't have a major problem then it's time to head to the gym. As a kid I used to have all kinds of lower back pain (nothing serious... whew!). I've been lifting weights and such for a while now and lower back pain has been a thing of the past for years now. Here are a few tips to get you started:
I prefer crunches over sit-ups. To work your abs all you need to do is get your shoulders closer to your hips... leave your back on the ground.
Back hyper-extensions (also called back-ups) are a reverse crunch and can work all kinds of good muscle like the lower back, gluts, and hams. Some gyms have a piece of equipment for this. If not you can use a bench and have someone hold your legs or hook them under it. Just lie on your stomach and let your torso hang over the edge.
Always warm up, warm down, and stretch out!
Start out real easy and then work your way into it... the first two weeks are the hardest but after three weeks you'll think you're a god.
Good luck... Make Sure to See a Doctor. And have some fun in the gym.
Legal and all natural drugs are cool: try food and endorphins
I've just been doing some web testing with Mozilla 0.9 and I have to say that I'm impressed. I've even retracted my vow never to touch the thing. I've only come across a few small annoyances like sub-standard (IE and W3C spec) CSS handling, inability to access.directories and slower than Konqueor load times.
It still has a ways to go before it can serve as a primary design test tool instead of a secondary (the CSS stuff really needs to be taken care of) but it's looking much, much better and I'm quite hopeful.
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- You don't need to read Slashdot to figure out that back pain should necessitate a trip to the doctor. Find out if you do have a serious problem like a herniated or bulging disc.
- If you don't have a major problem then it's time to head to the gym. As a kid I used to have all kinds of lower back pain (nothing serious
... whew!). I've been lifting weights and such for a while now and lower back pain has been a thing of the past for years now. Here are a few tips to get you started:
- I prefer crunches over sit-ups. To work your abs all you need to do is get your shoulders closer to your hips
... leave your back on the ground.
- Back hyper-extensions (also called back-ups) are a reverse crunch and can work all kinds of good muscle like the lower back, gluts, and hams. Some gyms have a piece of equipment for this. If not you can use a bench and have someone hold your legs or hook them under it. Just lie on your stomach and let your torso hang over the edge.
- Always warm up, warm down, and stretch out!
- Start out real easy and then work your way into it
... the first two weeks are the hardest but after three weeks you'll think you're a god.
Good luckLegal and all natural drugs are cool: try food and endorphins
I've just been doing some web testing with Mozilla 0.9 and I have to say that I'm impressed. I've even retracted my vow never to touch the thing. I've only come across a few small annoyances like sub-standard (IE and W3C spec) CSS handling, inability to access .directories and slower than Konqueor load times.
It still has a ways to go before it can serve as a primary design test tool instead of a secondary (the CSS stuff really needs to be taken care of) but it's looking much, much better and I'm quite hopeful.