Health & Environment

Fitness coach Jacqueline Hooton shares seven mobility exercises to ease back pain

Hindustan Times1h
THE BRIEF
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Citing World Health Organization data that low back pain affected 619 million people globally in 2020, 63-year-old fitness coach Jacqueline Hooton emphasizes that 80% of adults experience lower back discomfort.

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Hooton recommends maintaining spinal mobility through specific exercises rather than resting, noting that non-specific lower back pain is frequently caused by mechanical or lifestyle factors.

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Her demonstration routine includes seven foundational movements—such as lateral torso stretches, knee-to-chest hugs, pelvic tilts, and cat-cow stretches—repeated throughout the day to ease stiffness.