Are you looking for an easy way to help keep your back strong while avoiding kinks and pains? Here’s what to do…

Do this simple exercise to strengthen your back—stand, sit or lie on your back, and exhale all your breath while pulling your navel in and up toward your head. Hold for 10 seconds, and release. Repeat 12 times.

Thanks to Todd Sinett, DC, chiropractor and founder/owner of Midtown Integrative Health & Wellness in New York City, for help with this tip. He is author of 3 Weeks to a Better Back.

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