Video: Back Stretching Exercise Repetitions

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Back stretching exercises require several repetitions for each exercise. Learn more about repetitions from a chiropractor in this free back health video.

Video Transcript

So I just want to go over a couple of key points to always just keep in mind when you are doing these exercises. It is not a race; you always want to keep these under control. You want to do them as many times as you can throughout the day. And it is always important to do those five repetitions and then you want to work your way up. Don't kill yourself, but just start with five, go to six, go to seven, and then eventually you will get up to fifteen. It is also really important just to maintain those body positions. You do not want to be exaggerated postures; you do not want to get lazy with your postures because when you are in those neutral positions there is a reason for that because we are isolating the specific muscles. So once you start getting lazy and once you start getting slouchy in some positions you are not really stretching the muscle just by itself like we wanted. So it is important to keep that in mind. And it is also really important that you maintain that breathing. You always want to be going in and out. You do not want to get caught in a position where you stop breathing. It is just not a good idea. Also, it is really important to keep that pelvis tilted like we did in that first video. You always want to keep that lumbar flat. It just helps with the exercises. you do that and you also keep the abdominals contracted. And most importantly, you always want to consult your doctor before doing any of these types of exercises, stretches, or strengthening. My name is Dr. Chris Mango; I am here in New York City, and thank you for watching.

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Back Stretching Exercise Repetitions

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