As a runner and avid gym girlie, I know how much many would cringe to hear someone say, “just stop running!” or “just stop lifting” when you’re dealing with pain from an injury. I remember hearing a neurosurgeon tell me that some of the most aggravating activities for the lower back are squatting, lunging, and deadlifts, so those who have back pain should avoid these activities in the gym.

I’m a new mom. How am I going to get my child out of his crib each morning, or put him in each night? That is technically a deadlift! How am I going to get up off the floor with my baby after playing with him? That’s a lunge right there! How am I going to pick up weights to do bicep curls in the gym? Or how am I going to pick up something I dropped off the floor? Hopefully, you see my point. Squatting, lunging, and deadlifting are normal functional activities which we do every single day! Instead of just not doing them anymore, it would be more ideal to figure out how to do these activities better, and without pain.

So, let’s do this! Together let’s pursue better solutions and “Let’s Get Back in Stride!”