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JULIA GÖRGES

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Blog 22 (my lucky number) ...will be the last blog of the series, and it’s an important one :-)

Listening is one of the best skills you can have in life; whether that be listening to other people and what they are expressing or most importantly, listening to yourself, your intuition and your body. If you have been following my blog series over the past year there has been clear consistent messaging about health and wellness, some of which may help you personally, and some of which might not. However, if we aren’t trying new ways to get better for ourselves first and foremost but also for the people we love…what are we doing in this life? :) 

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My new video "Mobility: Thoracic Spine and Lumbar" on Instagram >>

Having back pain as you get older is an unfortunate commonality, but what can we do to improve and prevent having to accept the “inevitable”? Old age among other reasons such as muscle injuries, disc damage, over usage, bad posture and so on, can cause back pain but the key to this blog is not to react to these situations if/when they happen, but improving mobility in your thoracic spine and lower lumbar to be proactive in minimising the risk of it occurring in the first place.

The thoracic spine refers to the upper and middle section of your back and then the lumbar spine is the vertebrae in the lower part of your back. Here are 4 exercises, 2 targeting each area, (and there are many more too...) that will improve to mobilise your back, improve performance and reduce the risk of pain:

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