How I Ended My Lower Back Pain - Part 10: Leg Magic

I love exercise machines that make you sore in areas where you're flabby but never get sore. That tells me I'm exercising muscles that are generally neglected. The Leg Magic machine ($100 on Amazon.com) is the perfect machine to get to your upper inner-thigh muscles. What does this have to do with back pain?

I sincerely believe that the success of my lower back & ab exercise program is due to the fact that I'm hitting more than the obvious muscles. Clearly bench crunches (video #5 in this series) and the Ab Coaster (video #7) work on the main abdominal muscles you need to strengthen in order to support your lower back. But your upper thigh muscles are important too. In video #9, I demonstrate the Gazelle Freestyle, which gives you great upper thigh stretching, and in this video I demo the Leg Magic machine that gets those inner thigh muscles.

The total cost of all the machines I use in my lower back / ab workout was around $1000. That may sound like a lot to spend, but as exercise machines go, it's really cheap. You can go to a gym and have access to lots of machines, but the question is, "will you do it 3-5 times each week for the rest of your life?" Unlikely. Of course, it's also unlikely that you will use the equipment just because you buy it.

It all gets down to self-discipline, self-motivation and commitment. This stretching & exercise program works for me, and I'm sharing it in the hopes that it will be helpful to you as well. Good luck!

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[kshitijuy]

Really really good series of vids. And from someone who has already been through back pain for 8 years, it is awesome how you got rid of it. May you hit 97 mark and much more. I am going to get Pilates reformer for myself ans start working on my core. Once again, thanks for the vids. They actually inspired me an gave me a lot of insight into wht should i be doing.

[Joebeimon]

Using a machine like this that exercises the inner thigh (adductors) and then causes the lateral thigh muscles (abductors) to hold and support the overall action is very effective for pelvic floor integrity. This and all the other exercises and machines you have certainly help you maintain proper or at least healthful balance and decreases your pain levels. I commend you on your videos and hope you make it to 97 and beyond. I myself have the Ab-coaster and Pilates-Reformer and USE them.

[4321micro]

is this machine for girls? they always show women using it. I saw a commercial for this machine and it looked like a good product but I don't know if it is for guys too.

[rodikmihai]

wow, this is quite something!