I think each person is different, but I know of nothing that will put my back out faster that weeding. Exercise everyday, is the best solution for me, staying active keeps me going. Sitting for any length of time causes me to get stiff and sore. Of course pulling weeds does that also. I have found for me I can pull weeds by just bending over at the waist for a pretty good while, then I end up on one knee, that kills my hips, so I go down on both knees for a while, finally end up practically laying down pulling them and then realize I have been at it too long. Stretching I thought was what I needed to do, but the more I did the worse I got, massage helped, stretching knotted up muscles just makes them sore, from my experience! Maybe massage, warm baths and then possibly some light stretching everyday might help. Just a suggestion, Aleve tablets help me a lot, and once my back goes out nothing helps more that a muscle relaxer and a few days rest to at least get me to the walking stage again.
