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My back and I have a love-hate relationship.

Poor, I know.

woman doing cat cow stretch outdoors

And after trying it out, I can confirm that it does just that.

The session also ends with a deep relaxation pose, which involves lying on your back.

Youll hold or perform each pose for 30 seconds before enjoying a 10-second rest.

Back Pain Relief Stretches | 10 min. Yoga for Relaxation & Recovery - YouTube

Just know that there are no cues on how to do these exercises.

Instead, Morrison demonstrates how to do each move during your rest periodso take note.

I could move more deeply into the poses

Minutes.

a photo of the cat cow stretch

Thats how long it took to feel the tightness and tension in my body start to shift.

Im a big believer in moving my body to feel great.

But some exercises went one step further.

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For example, sinking intochilds posehelped to lower my heart rate and loosen up my tighthip flexors.

While the seated twist helped to stretch my abdominal muscles, shoulders and back.

So this powerful yoga flow goes way beyond just making your spine happy.

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One 10-minute stint wont rid back pain forever

I have tried many different exercises for back pain.

The same goes formobility exercisesto ease tightness and tension in your hips and back.

Thats why Ill make this stretching routine a mainstay in my stretching routine.

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