What is a Holder?
Most Holders think they need to fix their posture, strengthen their core, and protect their spine. But for your back type, the more you try these things, the more tension you create.
That's because you're asking your body to do more of what's already significantly contributing to the problem. Your nervous system has learned to overprotect your back through creating tension for so long that the muscles around your spine and hips stay switched on, day and night. That's what creates the stiffness you wake up with, the compression that builds through the day, and the relentless ache. The Holder program addresses what the pattern has taken — a calm nervous system, relaxed muscles, and decompressed joints.
This is the approach the research points to — the evidence on chronic back pain supports exercise-led, movement-based methods for long-term change.