08/31/2026
Ever stand up from your desk around 3pm and feel like your lower back needs a second to catch up? You’re not imagining it, and you didn’t do anything wrong.
Here’s what’s going on. Sitting keeps your spine in one shape for hours at a time. The muscles that run along your sides, from your ribs down to your hips, get comfortable in that shape and quietly stop wanting to lengthen. Your hips stay bent. The same part of your back carries the load all day. Nothing hurts in the moment, which is why it sneaks up on you.
A side bend gives you back the one direction you never move at a desk. It lengthens those side muscles, opens things up between the vertebrae, and reminds your back that sideways still exists.
It won’t solve a back problem on its own, but it keeps a stiff afternoon from turning into a stiff week, it’s worth two minutes.
Colin walks you through it in the video. Give it a try at your desk today.
Monday Mobility Minute: 1 minute, 1 move, a healthier workday.
And if your back keeps talking to you no matter what you try, come see us. Book with Colin at The Health Centre, 245 Mill Street, Dundas. 905-628-1000
