[CAluvdubya]

The best exercise for my back are stomach crunches, believe it or not

RATS! I had a bet with hubby over this. He kept telling me to do crunches and I kept saying, "that doesn't make sense, it'll kill my back!"

I lost......again.

[Maigrey]

The reason that crunches work is that it balances the weight load on your back - so if you have a strong set of stomach muscles, the back doesn't have to work as hard to support the body.

I had back issues for the longest - and now that my workout routine includes some brutal core work - back and stomach - I don't have as many issues with my back.