In case you needed some direction on which exercises to do or how to do them, I found two reference articles you can use as guides to incorporating lower back exercises into your routine. The first article demonstrates back strengthening exercises with the use of an exercise ball. The second article shows lower back stretches and strengthening moves you can do at home, without any equipment.

I also wanted to give you some of my strategies for incorporating these exercises into your regular workout.

Strategies
*One of my strategies for including lower back exercises in my routine is to perform the exercises between sets.

*Rotate between lower back and core exercises to keep your heart rate elevated during your workout.

*Lower Back exercises and stretching at the end of my workout as a cool-down.

In addition to preventing injuries, improving strength and flexibility of abdominal and back muscles helps to stabilize the spine and make it easier to maintain correct posture. Five or ten minutes a week of invested time can prevent weeks of slow recovery and continual pain (I know about this very well). Instead of ignoring the importance of these exercises, just give in and do them! You’ll thank me!

Oh ya…If you do your exercises and still have chronic back pain, you might want to check out this website I found that deals with rehabilitation and natural pain management.