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Is the 80/20 of correcting sitting-all-day-pains getting the glutes and abs stronger to self correct? I’ve been doing that + hip stretches. Health gurus pls help.

Where is your pain? LBP? 
IF LBP: I have seen tremendous benefit from the McGill Big 3 https://youtu.be/bcbuhePZZj0?si=eEvfaRicCXJ0sH0H

This is a great video on the exercises (I think it was @gazzini who flipped this to me, thank you!) In particular check out drill 1 which targets the psoas. Sitting shortens your hip flexors this opens them back up.

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tyty. i’ve become a big lunge stretch fan. immediate relief from pain. i even do it in the office. unfortunately it hasn’t solved muc why is why im shifting focus to becoming stronger where it matters. feels upstream of everything else

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how does the logic for that work? i assumed a tight lower back mean it is already being overworked. is it that tight means can’t handle it which means weak, thus pain?

yep and lower back targeting 

that weird machine where you bend over at the waste and do reverse crunches helps 

bonus if you do inversion table (really helped me deal w spinal compression)

Study eccentric leg exercises. 

Step ups, snatches, split lunges, deadlifts, squats too if you do them slowly on the way down. 

These will benefit your lower back, hips, and hamstrings. Also great if you’re a runner. 

For core, yoga is great.

Defo, strengthening glutes and abs helps alleviate back pain