Healthy Back: The Best and Worst Things to Do with Emily Lark

<p>Emily Lark and JJ discuss back pain; the best way to treat it, the worst things you can do, and stretches and exercises to improve strength and flexibility for a stronger healthier back. Emily Lark is a speaker, author, fitness expert and creator of the internationally bestselling program Back to Life. After living most of her life with debilitating back pain, Emily created a method to naturally heal back pain that has now helped hundreds of thousands of people around the world.</p> <p> </p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Freebies From Today’s Episode</strong></p> <p>Get Emily Lark’s free Healthy Back Checklist by going to <a href="http://jjvirgin.com/healthyback" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">jjvirgin.com/healthyback</a>.</p> <p> </p> <p><strong>Main Points From Today’s Episode</strong></p> <ol> <li><strong>One of the worst things to do for your back is rest it.</strong> Movement and exercise is a better answer.</li> <li><strong>Strength training is essential for every kind of pain we have.</strong> The stronger we are, the more support we have for our joints, our backs, everything.</li> <li><strong>Mobility and flexibility are essential for healthy backs.</strong> The more malleable our disks are, the easier our backs can adjust.</li> </ol> <p><strong> </strong></p> <p><strong>Episode Play-By-Play</strong></p> <p> </p> <p>[0:04] One of the worst things folks can do is rest their backs.</p> <p>[4:27] Emily’s reason for exploring back pain</p> <p>[5:44] 80% of people have some experience with back pain.</p> <p>[6:06] One of the main reasons for people experiencing back pain</p> <p>[8:00] When we have back issues, our tendency is to stop moving, but that’s only making the problem worse.</p> <p>[8:40] The more flexible and more malleable our disks are, the easier our backs can adjust.</p> <p>[10:00] These are the two main things to focus on if you are having back pain.</p> <p>[10:30] Exercising to improve strength & mobility in the core, low back and pelvis</p> <p>[11:44] Exercising the core and the glutes creates strong