Gravity. A poorly fitting chair.
The emotions you feel during the day. Bad posture. Stress.
These are
all things that can create compression in your lower back. And, as we all know,
with compression comes pain. But you can reduce compression and relieve pain at
any point during the day with this simple exercise.
Sit
comfortably on your chair with your knees open to hip distance and your feet
flat on the floor. Take a deep breath in and stretch your arms up overhead.
Interlace your fingers and turn your palms towards the ceiling, pressing your
sitting bones down while reaching up. Keep your arms straight alongside your
ears and turn to the right, feeling the stretch on the left ribs and hip. Take
five deep breaths, then switch sides.