Back Ache Exercises For Men

By: Houlihan Macaco

Break Studios Contributing Writer

The back ache exercises for men below will limber up your muscles and help you alleviate back aches. They also work quite well if you wish to prevent future back aches, chronic pain and injury. Try these back ache exercises when your back is aching or work them into your daily exercise routine for great long term results. 

  1. Camel stretch. Get into a hands and knees position. Stretch both your tail bone and your head upward. At the same time, let your belly sink to the floor. Hold this pose for ten seconds and breathe normally through the nose. Perform this back ache exercise ten or twenty times per set and three sets per day. 
  2. Cat stretch. Start on your hands and knees just like in the camel stretch. Now you will do the opposite of the camel stretch. Pull your back and abdomen up while stretching your head and pelvis down and toward each other. Breathe deeply through the nose as you hold this stretch for five seconds. Repeat this back ache exercise ten times per set and three times per day. 
  3. Pelvic tilt. Lie down on your back with your feet flat on the floor. Contract your abdomen while pressing your lower back to the floor. Keep pushing for five seconds. Do this back ache exercise ten times per set and three sets per day. 
  4. Hamstring stretch. Find a stool or anything that is about fifteen inches high. Place one foot on top of this object. Bend forward toward your thigh so that you feel the stretch in the back of your thigh. Make sure that you don't bend your waist. If you feel the stretch in the lower back, then you are probably bending the waste or rolling the shoulders. Be present with the thigh stretch as you breathe deeply through the nose. Hold the stretch for one minute. Then, switch legs and perform the entire back ache exercise again. 

These are just a few back ache exercises for men. If you would like to know some more, then type "back pain exercises" into your favorite search engine. Most back pain exercises are also excellent back ache exercises for men and women. 

Posted on: Dec. 31, 2010