Exercise & back pain

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I sometimes suffer with back pain & am wondering if there is a) a type of exercise that can really help alleviate it and b) what type of exercise might make it worse?

I've joined a high intensity workout class only once a week & although I feel fine during the class, I'm sure it might have got worse in days following. Could it be the high impact exercises making it worse?

I haven't exercised like that for a long time so I guess my body may be in shock!

Backs are complicated, you might only figure it out via trial & error.
Mine goes when my posture is bad. So my solution is very strict good posture whatever I do.

I think it's the same for me lljkk. I can wake up in the morning and feel ok and then by midday and a morning of sitting at a desk my back is hurting. I have had a desk assessment & have got decent office chair but my job just involves sitting there for 4 hours a day and I know my posture is not good.
How do you ensure good posture at all times? I think I just forget & slump too much!

I have felt better after doing a pilates class but the high impact class I did I'm sure made things worse.

I don't have any experience of this, but I'd expect something like yoga would help, in terms of improving flexibility in your back and improving your posture?

Do you have a diagnosis of what is causing your pain?
I find walking really helps.
I have slipped disc and arthritis. I have been told to avoid jumping up and down. I can't run. I also find certain moves (like a shimmy in Zumba) hurt.
You need to keep moving, avoid sitting and build a strong core.

I did some fairly low level Pilates which helped strengthen my core and support my back.

I found sitting at a desk at work made my back/hips hurt like hell so i gave up working (extreme i know). Then i was diagnosed with osteoarthritis. Pilates is helping me regain core strength before i go on to tackle more high impact exercise.

I was also going to suggest Pilates - I generally have a bad back but have been doing pilates through pregnancy and haven't had any back problems at all.

I have rheumatoid arthritis, well controlled with meds but sometimes flares up & has done before in my back as well as other joints. Took a while but eventually it gets better.

I think perhaps the high impact moves which involve jumping up & down are not helping but I started this class as want to improve my cardio fitness.
How can I do this in a less high impact way? Presumably running isn't a great idea either?

Walking.
Rowing.
Cross trainer.
Swimming.
Bike. Spin?
I can manage some higher intensity classes with modification. Eg. I step when they jump.

How do you ensure good posture at all times?

I don't, but I keep trying :). Youtube videos are good. I think in terms of raising my lungs to the sky -- works for me. Opening my shoulders out, too.

Pilates is good, yoga is bad

Rowing machine very bad!!

Swimming is good
Bike only with good posture

Best thing of all is reformer Pilates

What is reformer pilates Queen?

Watching with interest - currently awaiting a diagnosis (suspected arthritis). I'm 23 and am usually so active. I love running 😞

Yoga isn't bad! Doing it with an untrained instructor is bad. I did Iyengar yoga and loved it.

I have several out of line discs, arthritis and had got to the point where I couldn't actually bend to pick anything up off the floor, or lift one of my legs. I started lifting weights as soon as I could stand up straight. I haven't had any back pain since and my posture has improved considerably.