I have seen a lot of you guys having back problem to the extent that you have to go under the knife. I have seen this in other bike forums. Of course, motorcycle, by their nature will cause more stress to the back. I for myself do not have so sound of a back and afraid one of these days I might end up with a chronic issue. But on the other hand, couple years back, my wife had a slipped disc and issues with 'sciatic' nerve. Instead of going under the knife, she decided to just get physical therapy. And then she started doing yoga very diligently. Infact, she went on to get trained under a yoga expert and get certified as a Yoga Alliance instructor. She swears that yoga saved her back. She said it is still sensitive, but if it had not been for yoga, she would have to have surgery and then endless battle with pain.
So, that brought the question to my mind, how many of you that have back issues are active in the gym or some form of exercise other than just riding your bike? I got a desk job and so no exercise for me all day long. So, I try to hit the gymn at least couple days a week and try to do yoga with my wife at least once a week. I am trying to find out if exercise help at all, or these back problems are inevitable even with exercise. Just want to know what your thoughts are on it.
