Back pain exercise plans are a must for anyone that is dealing with regular or chronic back pain. This is one of the ailments I suffer from and in order to combat the pain, I have put together an exercise program that works for me. If you plan to do so, which I highly recommend, it is important to know your limitations and to realize that you need to start slowly and work your way up to more intensity only as much as you see fitting. Don’t overdo it and risk injury, please.

An exercise plan may include:

• Stretching: Back stretches are a must for warm up and cool down. I flex each of the muscles in my back. I bend and twist as much as I can.
• Use soft and light weights to build strength in my back muscles. I like to use a variety of machines at my gym to do this, but I use a very low setting on weights.
• I do cardio workouts, too, to help me maintain a good weight. When I was overweight, the pull on my back was intense. I couldn’t sleep well, sit easily or even breathe right.
• I don’t do running or jogging, or other activities that cause my spine to crunch as I do them. This seems to trigger more pain. Instead, I do swimming, which is a great exercise for building back muscles. This back pain exercise is great for aerobics, too.

Most people are not comfortable putting together their own back pain exercise plan. I would encourage you to speak with a training. Even if you can only do a few sessions with them, this will teach you proper posture and overall body composition. It also helps improve your level of pain right from the start. When the backache goes away and you start to feel the dull ache of a good workout, you know you are doing well.

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