Back flexibility isn’t just good for showing off in front of your friends – it can offer real benefits for your health and wellbeing, such as increasing your range of motion and making day-to-day tasks easier to perform. There are other, more specific, benefits too.

1. Strengthens your posture

Listen up, desk workers – training your back flexibility could make a big difference to how your body feels and functions after a day spent sitting down.

“When you focus on increasing back flexibility, you will notice your posture is likely to improve and your body will naturally allow you to have proper alignment and correct any imbalances,” Mooney says. “This is especially noticeable if you sit at a desk most of the day.”

2. Reduces tension and aggravation

A build-up of tension in the back area is incredibly common, but training back flexibility can help to ease this. “Practising regular flexibility and mobility exercises can help to alleviate any built-up tension and relieve any aggravation in the back area,” Mooney explains.

3. Enables your muscles to work effectively

If your back muscles aren’t used to working hard, then they won’t be able to jump into action when you need them. Giving these oft-neglected muscles a little bit of attention can undo this.

“Having good back flexibility can increase muscle blood flow,” Mooney says. “This enables your muscles to work more effectively and allows you to move more freely.”

This 10-minute back mobility flow is guaranteed to leave you feeling taller and less achy