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Your hips are talking to you. That stiffness after a long day of sitting? That’s not just “getting older” — it’s a mobility problem with a fix.

Save this and share it with someone who needs to get up and move.

Ryann, our Kinesiologist at Propel, put together a quick routine that targets exactly what hours at a desk does to your hips. Three moves. No equipment. You can do this in your living room tonight.

Watch the reel, do the work, feel the difference.

Questions about your hip mobility or where to start? DM us or call the clinic — Ryann would love to help you move better.

Warning: this lumbar support pillow is actually making your back pain worse. Here’s why a chiropractor would never recommend it.

I’m Dr. Alison Lejkowski, a chiropractor with 15+ years treating lower back pain. Over the last three weeks I’ve shared the couch-only pick, the overall winner, and the best desk chair option. This is the final one — and it’s the reason I started this series.

The Poksri has a sloped shape that actively encourages your lower back to round outward when you sit on a firm chair. That’s the exact posture we’re trying to get away from. Rounded lower back under load means more disc pressure, less muscular support, and over time — more pain, not less.

At under $30 it looks like a bargain. It isn’t. Saving $15 on a pillow that works against your spine isn’t a saving — it’s a cost.

Here’s the full picture after testing all four:
🏆 Best overall — Everlasting Comfort
💺 Best for desk chairs — Travel Ease
🛋️ Best for the couch — Niceeday
❌ Skip entirely — Poksri

And one thing I want to be clear about before you order any of these: a lumbar support pillow is not a treatment for back pain. If you’re dealing with persistent or chronic lower back pain, a pillow alone won’t fix it. Movement, strengthening, and hands-on care are part of a real recovery plan. A good lumbar support helps you maintain better posture while sitting — think of it as a support tool, not a solution.

If you’re unsure which pillow is right for your situation, or you want help figuring out what’s actually causing your lower back pain — that’s exactly what we do at Propel Active. Full review with specs, pros, cons, and a complete side-by-side comparison of all 4 pillows is on the blog. Link in bio.

💬 Which pillow are you going to try — or have you already ordered one from this series? Drop it below.

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Best lumbar support pillow for desk workers? I tested 4 Amazon.ca picks — this one is built for long days at a hard chair.

I’m Dr. Alison Lejkowski, a chiropractor with 15+ years treating lower back pain. Over the last two weeks I’ve shared the couch-only pick and the overall winner. This week: the one built for serious desk time.

The Travel Ease is the largest pillow I tested. More surface area, more spinal coverage, and it actually transformed how a hard kitchen or desk chair felt to sit in for hours. It has a strap. It stays put. On a firm chair it’s genuinely impressive.

But it’s not for everyone. It’s too big for the couch, it’s not portable, and if you need a pillow you can move between rooms or take to different chairs throughout the day — this isn’t it. That’s the Everlasting Comfort from last week.

This one is a stay-in-one-place pillow for people who park themselves at a desk all day and want maximum support in that one spot.

If you’re not sure which of the four is right for your specific situation — desk, couch, dining table, or car — the full side-by-side comparison is on the blog. Link in bio.

▶️ Part 3 of 4 — next up is the one I’d tell you to skip entirely. You won’t want to miss that one.

💬 How many hours a day do you spend sitting at a desk? Drop it below — the answer might change which pillow is right for you.

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Training alone is tough. Training with a community that gets it? Game-changing.

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You know that frustrating cycle: train hard, get injured, start over. What if you could break it?

The Propelled Runner isn’t just another workout class. It’s 8 weeks of building strength, preventing injuries, and improving performance alongside runners who share your goals – all led by Jess Harraway, our physiotherapist who’s also a passionate runner herself.

She gets it. The early morning miles. The race-day nerves. The setbacks. That’s why she designed this program specifically for runners, by a runner who happens to be an injury prevention expert.

What you get:
✅ 8 weeks of runner-specific strength & conditioning
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Don’t let another injury derail your goals. Your running community is waiting.

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