(A) Unenhanced axial abdominal CT image with a Hounsfield unit–based color scale of skeletal muscles in a 51-year-old man with obesity, smoking history, no type 2 diabetes, and no history of ...

MEPs recorded from left erector spinae muscles after TMS (left), and sagittal T1 weighted MRI of the thoracic spinal cord and axial T1 weighted MRI at T8-9 level (right) in a 37 year old man with ...

The erector spinae are a group of rope-like muscles that run up and down the sides of your spine. They’re largely responsible for stabilizing the back and allowing us to freely rotate, bend, and ...

If you want to build core strength but get bored by doing multiple sets of the same exercise, then you’ll love this no-repeat ...

Your erector spinae muscles also come into play; these sit on either side of your spine and help support it as you stand up straight from a bent-over position, Ribble says.

Remember to "think tall" when you run; a forward lean places extra stress on the erector spinae muscles in the lower back, causing them to fatigue, and pre–disposing them to injury.

This simple bodyweight exercise targets the erector spinae muscles of the lower back – as well as the deep abdominals . By Jenny Bozon and Rick Pearson Updated: 28 February 2025. Getty.