Train the legs first
Today I was watching my younger daughter playing around, she is just 1 year and half.
She started to move a box and she dropped it, she started again and dropped it again, and so on for several time!
Each time she caught the box with a perfect body position because she bent her legs to grab the box from the floor: at this age this is completely natural, because at this age the leg strength is excellent for her body weight.
It’s not the case anymore with adult people: they got lazy and their strength decreases with age. They don’t bend the legs if they need to grab something on the floor and you know what happens… they hurt their back!
In my opinion, a lot of people injure their back due to a lack of strength in the legs: with a lack of exercise they lose the habit to use efficiently their legs.
If you have some back problems, I am not sure doing crunches is going to fix it: work the legs first!
Work with your bodyweight: do bodyweight squat with a range of motion you feel comfortable, keep going until you are able to squat at least at 90°; bottom squat is even better.
If your back is really a concern, use a swiss ball against the wall.
Set up a goal about reps: the goal is to hit 100 reps, but start progressively , you have to feel your body.
You’ll work in the same time the abdominals: use deep abdominal breathing.
When you are ready for the next level, check an excellent resource, using only 2 different bodyweight exercises:
She started to move a box and she dropped it, she started again and dropped it again, and so on for several time!
Each time she caught the box with a perfect body position because she bent her legs to grab the box from the floor: at this age this is completely natural, because at this age the leg strength is excellent for her body weight.
It’s not the case anymore with adult people: they got lazy and their strength decreases with age. They don’t bend the legs if they need to grab something on the floor and you know what happens… they hurt their back!
In my opinion, a lot of people injure their back due to a lack of strength in the legs: with a lack of exercise they lose the habit to use efficiently their legs.
If you have some back problems, I am not sure doing crunches is going to fix it: work the legs first!
Work with your bodyweight: do bodyweight squat with a range of motion you feel comfortable, keep going until you are able to squat at least at 90°; bottom squat is even better.
If your back is really a concern, use a swiss ball against the wall.
Set up a goal about reps: the goal is to hit 100 reps, but start progressively , you have to feel your body.
You’ll work in the same time the abdominals: use deep abdominal breathing.
When you are ready for the next level, check an excellent resource, using only 2 different bodyweight exercises:
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