However, repeated sub-failure loads are thought to lead to tissue fatigue. Fatigue makes tissues more vulnerable to injury. Don't run to the driving range and feverishly bang balls after spending a day working in a job environment that imposes sub-failure loads on your spine. For example, a UPS worker would be at risk for injury. In fact, sitting is very bad for the discs of the lumbar spine.
Spine researchers believe that prolonged sitting leads to disc injury.
If you work at a desk job, make sure you change positions every 10 minutes while you are sitting. Additionally, get up and walk around every at least every 50 minutes. It is also important to do lumbar spine stabilization exercises to better help the low back to cope with micro-traumatic events like swinging a golf club. These are great exercises for warming-up the spinal tissues before you begin swinging a golf club.