[quote picklemewalnuts]@LittlestBoho thanks for the link- I think that would kill me though. My lower back wouldn't cope with any of those.
I'll stick to deepening my stance in Tai Chi, to up the strength work. Can't injure myself that way![/quote]
Not to be a total bore, but if you have weak glutes it’s likely to be part of the reason for having lower back pain
The sedentary lifestyle most people have of sitting at desks all the time means many people have weak glutes and short hip flexors which leads to lower back pain. Many of these people also have weak cores too.
Having a flat bum isn’t just to do with vanity, but if your glutes aren’t firing properly you’ll have muscular imbalances and be relying on other muscles to do the job of the glutes.
Poster upthread who said cardio being bad is correct. especially things like cycling where you’re still sitting which encourages short hip flexors, and running too. They’re calorie burning but not muscle building.
For muscle building you need to be lifting weights, or doing body weight exercises to start. Doing shallow squats that so many people do will do nothing as so many people do squats using their quads and not their glutes. You need to be doing exercises to fire up the glutes first - clams, donkey kicks, crab walks etc and then lifting heavier weights. You also need to strengthen your core too.
And lastly check your posture, as lots of flat bum comes from tilting your pelvis under which makes the glutes lazy and your core stick out (looking like you have a gut)