Just realized my morning stretch routine was actually making my back worse

I was doing toe touches every day for 6 months thinking it helped, but my PT showed me I was rounding my spine wrong. Has anyone else found out a habit they thought was good was actually doing damage?

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juliagonzalez14d ago

Oh gosh, that hits close to home! I did something similar with planks - held them for like 3 minutes every day thinking I was building core strength, but turns out I was just dumping all the weight into my shoulders and lower back. My PT showed me on video how my hips were sagging the whole time, which was a real wake-up call (and kind of embarrassing honestly). Now I do these tiny little bird-dog variations instead, way less glamorous but my back actually feels better.

ryan95214d ago

Wait, did you actually record yourself working out and watch it later?