Well last night I was reading through my copy of the 4 Hour Body and was looking at the section about reversing and curing life long injuries.
I figured since I am a fairly active person who currently has a bad back I might see what this section of the book has to offer.
In the book Ferriss talks about the different methods he has tried to relieve his back pain and the ones that he found to be most effective.
One of the methods mentioned but not considered to be the most helpful was Yoga. That's when I thought to myself Damn, because I was banking on this Yoga thing to get my back straightened out.
But he later mentions walking in Vibram 5 Finger shoes, or barefoot walking, this of course has been something I have been interested in trying since I read Born to Run earlier this year. Of course with it being winter in Michigan and me only having just graduated and using whatever little money I have for Christmas shopping this was an impractical solution to my problem.
Ferriss talks in great detail about this egoscue method of rehab, great, here was something I could actually do in my living room without freezing my feet.
There were about 5 or 6 rehab exercises described in the book but Ferriss said that only three should be done on a daily basis, but in my head I was thinking what the hell I'll try them all.
So, I gave them shot not really expecting great results but low-and-behold I was completely wrong. I was feeling great my back still had a slight kink in it but I figured I would test the water with a few Yoga poses.
After attempting a few poses I was convinced that I needed to put this into my daily routine, my flexibility through my back was better then it has been all year.
I woke up this morning even more surprised because my back felt even better then it did from the night before.
Anyways definitely worth checking out if you have a bad back. Look for it in the 4-hour Body by Timothy Ferriss
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