In today’s blog we will be looking at how exercise physiology can help with one’s back problems. Back injuries are one of the most pain and longest lasting injuries that can occur. For these reasons I think it’s super important to stay active and healthy.

         Nearly 80% of all people experience back pain in their lives. For this reason, I am looking directly at being an exercise physiologist. I will look at ways to develop programs that will help patients recover from any injuries that have occurred and hopefully keep them healthy over the long period.

         Proper exercise and nutrition are some of the best ways to stay healthy and injury free. Food especially can keep weight off of you and directly reduces the amount of pressure on all of your joints that you have. Exercise and build muscle or help you lose wight, which will both help your joints and bones stay strong.

         In the image below you can see that a deadlift is being done. The reason that I chose to show a deadlift is that it is considered the king of all gym exercises. The reasons for it being called the king of all exercises is that it uses almost every muscle in your body to some degree at the same exact time. No matter if you are trying to improve your cardiovascular system and endurance or just trying to lift as much weight as possible both will directly correlate to muscle growth is done to a point where you have to push yourself hard.

         Overall, I think that the deadlift is one of the most important exercises that everyone should do with proper form for health. It can help reduce the risk of back injuries because it will strengthen your entire posterior chain. (muscles on the posterior of the body consisting of hamstrings, glutes, spinal erectors, traps, deltoids, rhomboids, etc.) Exercise physiology could help me help others prevent themselves from getting injured and also help them stay healthy for a long period of time.