What exercises can someone with a bad back do to lose weight and strengthen their back muscles?
BKS Iyengar is this yoga guru from India who developed his own style (Iyengar Yoga) which is designed especially for infirm/aged people, polio victims, people with injuries etc. It uses all the healing, strengthening and flexibility enhancing properties of regular yoga but minimises risk of injury and overcomes challenges through the use of ropes, blocks, walls, bolsters etc and specially designed techniques developed to address these problems. If you find a good Iyengar Yoga practitioner in your area (ask for accreditation) and have a consultation so you can customise your treatment/practice sessions, I believe this low impact/high strength method utilising chiefly your own body weight and tackling the problem holistically will probably have better results than using free weights or gym equipment. Naturally, having your mind in the right ‘place’ helps as well, and yoga is great for this. I myself cured a very painful lower back problem by doing only a few private consultations with a
