Back muscles are involved in almost all the activities done by a human every day
and so it is considered important since they are strong enough to handle all that work. Similar to our chest our back is made up of big muscles that can handle heavy weight and therefore it helps us burn more calories. Weak muscles are often at the root of back pain especially lower back pain. The muscles of the back, the abdomen, and the buttocks all support the spine and these muscles together are known as the core muscles. Shortened muscles can throw the spine out of alignment and cause back pain. Stretching exercises lengthen shortened muscles and relieve back pain. Tight back muscles, tight buttocks muscles, and even tight hamstrings (back of thigh muscles) or quadriceps (front of thigh muscles), can affect the alignment of the spine. Stretching the back with stretching exercises also increases mobility of the joints of the spine.
Exercises for back muscles will not only give relief from pain but also will tone up your back muscles. Most back exercises involve some type of rowing motion such as the seated row, dumbbell row and rear dealt row. All these exercises strengthen the back muscles and acts as the perfect solution for the prevention of muscle cramps and sprains. Other popular exercises include lat pull downs, back extension and reverse flies. A mixture of different exercises to target the back muscles from a variety of directions are to be chosen thereby making sure that the routine is varied every four to six weeks to avoid plateaus.