Why Losing Weight Could Increase Your Lower Back Pain & How You Should Lose Weight Safely For Back Health

It is now well established that there are numerous health risks associated with being overweight. From increased blood pressure and type 2 diabetes to sleep apnea and osteoarthritis. Global estimates suggest that over 2 billion adults are overweight, with an estimated 650 million suffering from obesity. This number has tripled since 1976 and most of the world’s population now live in countries where obesity and overweight kills more than underweight. Despite the known health implications, the rising number of people who are overweight, and obese, demonstrates that people are not taking a proactive, preventative approach to their health. Oftentimes it is when people are faced with health challenges that they finally act.  

In this episode we discuss the impact that excess weight has on back health and why losing weight quickly could be having a negative impact on the back pain experienced by some. We highlight how some weightlifters can take advantage of their weight to support the low back during exercise whilst establishing the long-term benefits of weight loss in supporting low back health. Finally, we discuss the nutritional implications of health dietary choices on overall health and on back health so that you can start to make some changes that will support your recovery. 

 

Some of the things you’ll discover…

 

• Why weight loss could be a red flag that should be investigated to rule out sinister causes of back pain
• How weightlifters can take advantage of their weight to help support their lower backs during heavy lifting
• Why weight loss may cause be the cause of increased back pain for some people
• Why you need to set a foundation for exercise through good movement and core stability, not dive straight into exercise classes just to lose weight
• How muscle mass in the lower back can be replaced by fat in those that have been sedentary for long periods of time
• Why nutritional choices can lead to chronic, low-grade inflammation which reduces the effectiveness of the immune system to support injury or illness
• Why consuming enough protein should be an important consideration during your rehabilitation

 

Highlights

Losing weight quickly could be detrimental to the back health of some people. Whilst in some cases this is the result of reduced stability in the short term, most often it is the result of making the wrong choices regarding the exercise they undertake. Far too often people want to see quick results and so dive straight into aerobic classes, body pump classes, or other high intensity workouts without having established healthy movement patterns, or core strength, first. As a result, they don’t have the back stability to support their bodies during these new fitness endeavors and they compound the underlying injury. Frustratingly this can lead many to give up which is a disappointing outcome. 

In those people carrying excess weight, losing a few pounds will undoubtedly have a positive impact on back health if the exercise choices are the right ones. Choosing the right exercises and committing to them over the long term will result in improvements. In conjunction with a healthier diet this will allow effective, and sustainable, results.

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If you’re suffering from back pain, want to improve your posture, or want to build resilience to future injury then you’re in the right place. Join us and take an active approach to better back health.

 

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