Do This EVERY Morning (Workout or Not!)

If there was one thing I could recommend that everyone should do, first thing in the morning, it’s to hang from a pullup bar. This will not only have you feeling amazing for the rest of the day, but will also help improve the health of your spine, especially if you suffer from back pain.

Now, I believe that it is very important for you to keep the pullup bar in your closet or bathroom doorway since you will have no excuses not to do what I’m showing you and have a much better chance of remaining consistent with the movements each day since you will be walking into the bathroom every day anyway.

I want you to simply perform a dead arm hang for 60 seconds.

Unlike a typical arm hang however, here I want you to keep the focus on spinal decompression especially in the lower back. The way to do this will be to be sure to drop your weight downwards as you hang but make sure to keep your feet in contact with the ground. With the toes touching the floor lightly, you will be able to support the weight of the upper body just enough so that you aren’t relying on your core completely to perform the movement.

If you want to get spinal decompression and traction then you will have to be able to relax the torso. This can come and only come when you are still maintaining some support by keeping the toes lightly touching the ground. Hang for 1 minute and allow the pelvis to feel as if it is sinking down and away from the spine. This will help anyone that has existing low back pain and even help prevent back pain from setting in for those that don’t experience it now.

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Jeff Cavaliere MSPT, CSCS served as both the head physical therapist and assistant strength coach for the New York Mets. Jeff earned his Masters of Physical Therapy and Bachelor’s of Physioneurobiology from the College of Health Sciences University of Connecticut Storrs. He is a certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA)