Why is it easier to say lift with your back i stead of using your legs? Basically, why is it more common for people to use the wrong type of movement for tasks that increases their risk of injury?
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It isn’t necessarily “wrong” and the other isn’t necessarily “right”.
If you’re bending over to pick up some light and small off the ground, bending at the waist is probably the more Efficient way to do it compared to fully squatting down. And lifting something light you aren’t really likely to injure/strain your back. So in that situation it’s a fine way to do it.
The problem is that when people get into that habit and they apply it to lifting heavier things. When you’re living your daily life you’re just going to use muscle memory to pick something up, which if it is something heavier, then yes bending at the waist is bad and might lead to you hurting yourself.
Lifting with your legs is necessary for picking a log up off the ground, it isn’t as necessary for lifting a pencil. But when people don’t switch to lifting with your legs for heavier things problems occur.
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