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Exercises for lower back posture

GemstoneofHeart
GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
I've still got a ways to go but I've made significant progress with losing almost 25 pounds. However, I've always had a curve in my lower back that makes my tummy stick out.
Are there any exercises to help with this? Or is this just how my spine is made? It's not a big deal but people always ask me if I'm pregnant because of it, and I would love to only look pregnant when I'm actually pregnant.

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  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
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  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Your posture looks fine. The back is supposed to curve in like that. It is not what makes one's tummy stick out. Overall core strengthening (abs, chest, upper & lower back) will help with posture. There are many ways to accomplish that.
  • marm1962
    marm1962 Posts: 950 Member
    My S curve is out of wack....out too far at the top (dowagers hunch) and in too far at the lower back. I was told to think Military posture....Stomach in, Shoulders back, Chest out. But definitely core strengthening is needed.
  • canadianlbs
    canadianlbs Posts: 5,199 Member
    if your worry is just aesthetic, then planks can help your abs to get more assertive. and a couple of other things that were a bit of a surprise to me when i realised how much they affected my bodily and rib/pelvic alignment: eccentric pullups and overhead 'waiter' carries. even just doing a statue-of-liberty thing with a kettlebell overhead makes you aware of the relative angles between your ribs and your hips.

    if you're seriously concerned you could either get a physio to assess your posture and make suggestions, or google 'anterior pelvic tilt' if physio is all the way out of reach.
  • ninerbuff
    ninerbuff Posts: 49,131 Member
    Your posture looks fine. Just keep continuing to lose weight.

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  • GemstoneofHeart
    GemstoneofHeart Posts: 865 Member
    canadianlbs wrote: »
    if your worry is just aesthetic, then planks can help your abs to get more assertive. and a couple of other things that were a bit of a surprise to me when i realised how much they affected my bodily and rib/pelvic alignment: eccentric pullups and overhead 'waiter' carries. even just doing a statue-of-liberty thing with a kettlebell overhead makes you aware of the relative angles between your ribs and your hips.

    if you're seriously concerned you could either get a physio to assess your posture and make suggestions, or google 'anterior pelvic tilt' if physio is all the way out of reach.

    Thank you! This is exactly the info I was looking for!
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