Lumbar spinal stenosis can be exercised. You should be careful not to hurt your body for the sake of fitness, which will not be worth it. Crawling is also a very beneficial exercise for lumbar spinal stenosis patients. It can also reduce the pressure on the spine and enhance the strength of the lumbar back muscles. These exercises are generally done for half an hour every day, but of course it also depends on the individual, to exercise after not feeling tired as a principle. To take heavy things, it is best to also like lifting weights, first squatting, and then holding things up with both hands to reduce the lumbar back muscle force. If you have to carry something for a while, knees should be in a semi-bent state as much as possible, put the center of gravity down and let the heavy things as close to the body as possible. There is no doubt that breaststroke is a good choice. When breaststroke, a stirrup, the vertebrae elongated, the relative gap between the spine, in the state of work of the lumbar muscles will push the protruding disc to the gap reset. But before swimming to do a good job of preparation activities, the water temperature can not be too low. Adhere to daily or every other day brisk walking, jogging and backward walking is also good for lumbar disc herniation.