Have you ever spent a day baking cookies and your back aches halfway through? Tis the season of back aches and neck kinks. There’s a lot we look forward to this time of year, but much of it comes with a lot of prep work. And even if we enjoy that, it can add to the time we spend hunched over. This hunch (kyphosis) can aggravate our back and neck.
But not to fret. There are moves you can do to counteract that forward bend. First remember, our low back and neck can move much easier than our midback. All those pesky ribs protecting our internal organs makes it a little hard to get mobility in the mid back. So, when we hunch over a lot, bending back becomes harder and harder to do from the mid back and we do more and more from our neck and low back. So, while it is okay to bend back at the lower back and neck, you do want to be mindful that you move from your middle when you want to counteract the slump of a long workday or baking marathon.
Moving from our middle can be tricker and more subtle. To get movement more around your midback and ribs, push your breastbone forward and visualize your collar bones opening. Check in to what your feel? Are you getting a back bend around your rib cage or is it mostly happening higher or lower?
Once you have that down there are a few moves you can do while standing at the kitchen counter that will help relieve that back ache. Take some breaks throughout the bake and your back will thank you in the long run.
Watch this CT Live segment for some specific moves that feel GREAT:
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