06/06/2026
The real reason we wake up with a stiff lower back probably has nothing to do with our bed or how we slept. I’m just sayin. 🤷🏻♀️
Stiffness is our body’s way of getting our attention, it’s a signal, one worth paying attention to. ☝🏼
What most people don’t realize: stiffness is often a movement problem, not an age problem. (It has a lot to do with tissue viscosity, but I’ll leave that for another post.)
Each vertebra of our spine is designed to move independently...in all three planes.
When it doesn’t get enough varied movement, especially flexion, our brain stops registering individual segments for the brain’s movement map of our spine. Making us more susceptible to stiffness, tightness, injury, etc.
The result? That “I-can’t-bend-forward” feeling first thing in the morning.
Spine flexion is one of the most underrated things we can train.
It creates space between the joints, restores independent movement to each segment, and reduces the load our lower back carries all day, whether we’re at a desk, training, or just living our life.
The good news, our spine is adaptable. It just needs the right input.
👇 Does your stiffness ease up once you get moving, or does it stick around all day?
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