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Fit Friday's: Strengthen your back

If you wake up with a back-ache, you're not alone.  According to the American Chiropractic Association, as many as 80-percent of the population will experience a back problem at some point during their life.

In our first "Fit Friday" report, we've got a couple of simple back exercises that you can do at home to stay walking tall and pain free. 

Exercises performed:

• Plank- Start standing, walk out with hands to plank position
• Bird Dog- from plank position raising leg and arm together

• 1. Modification: knees on floor

• Knee Drop Downs (abdominal exercise) - from plank drop knees to floor
• Side Plank

• 2. Modification: knee on floor

• Swimming on stomach
• Airplane/superman on stomach

Exercise Prescription: For the exercises listed above, do 2-3 sets of 8 - 12 repetitions or hold for 15-30 seconds. If you choose, these exercises can be done in succession or individually.