Anita Haque - How to get rid of back pain and LOSE FAT at the same time!

Dr. Anita Haque is a practicing Chiropractor in Livermore, California who has teamed up with her husband and Fitness Expert, Don Parker to help people who have back pain and want to lose weight. “There seems to be an increased correlation between weight gain and back pain. The two issues not only affect each other but for many people with this issue, it is also what prevents them from getting better.” Dr. Anita explains. “We have found out from many of our patients who suffer with back pain that they are AFRAID to exercise because of causing more pain and/or further injury.”

This undeniably over time leads to increased weight gain and strain on their spines. It’s a negative cycle that Dr. Anita and Don Parker are passionate about putting an end to. That is why they put their heads together and teamed up to create 3 exercise routines for people who want to lose weight safely and suffer with back pain. They have found out that it is specific movements that will help strengthen the back and in many cases help to rehabilitate the back. A few tips you can begin immediately are:

1. Contract your stomach muscles and b-r-e-a-t-h! This is not only a gut reducer but it also protects the lower spine from injuries. Dr. Anita and Don Parker recommend doing this movement as much as possible but especially with bending, lifting, twisting and changing positions.

 2. Stay flexible! With 26 vertebrae that houses the spinal cord and the delicate connections between your brain and body, remaining flexible is vital to youth, and optimal functioning. Practicing a few simple stretches daily can be all that someone needs to do! Dr. Anita shows her patients regularly to lie on their backs and bring both knees to the chest and rock the knees side to side and up and down while breathing to open up the spine in the back and promote flexibility.

 3. Fitness expert and trainer Don Parker also recommends combing movements as much as possible for fat burning! This is easily demonstrated in their exercise videos as he performs exercises that work on the back, stomach, arms and legs in one exercise. He believes that exercise should be fun and provide the most amounts of results in the shortest period of time. He recommends combining strength training and cardiovascular movements together to decrease the amount of time needed to spend on exercise. For example you may want to do some conditioning movements of your chest while preforming squats for strengthening and fat burning at the same time!

So change it up and get creative when working out to minimize the time you spend at the gym. Keeping your spine healthy is what Dr. Anita Haque and Don Parker advocate for a healthy life and maximum functioning of your body. They also advocate with their video that weight loss does not have to be a struggle for someone who has back pain by preforming specific exercises which can be found at www.safeexerciseforweightloss.com . For more information you can either email Dr. Anita at drhaque@haquechiropractic.com or phone at (925)90-1960.