The Move That Featured Me On The Guardian
I was recently featured in The Guardian alongside movement coaches and strength specialists talking about exercises for everyday life. My focus? The thoracic spine, and why most desk workers have completely lost rotation in theirs.
Here's exactly what I told them:
“Most people are really stuck in the mid-back, so the spine ends up rotating as one stiff block rather than moving segment by segment. Rotating and moving the middle thoracic spine — the middle section of your back, made up of the 12 vertebrae between the neck and the lower ribs — helps to restore rotational range without loading a stiff spine.”
Why does this matter if you work at a desk?
Sitting for hours locks up your mid-back. Over time, your spine stops rotating properly and your neck and lower back pick up the slack which is where pain starts.
The good news? You can fix it in under five minutes: