What exercises counter the back pain of sitting at a computer for 15 hours a day? [on hold]

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Published on 2013-10-24T10:15:24Z Indexed on 2013/10/24 16:09 UTC
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I work up to 15 hours a day (not everyday :)) programming. When I do this I get a very sore lower back. I don't want to spend $1000 on a special chair like Joel Spolsky says.

I'm sure I'm not alone here.

Has anybody encountered this and found an exercise/other method to combat it? Maybe somebody with more physical education than me about opposing muscle groups or something.

PS (not working fifteen hours a day isn't an answer, it's how I work best) and it's not off topic as programming is about more than code - it's a verb.

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