Four daily standing exercises can change that inside a month. Why Standing Exercises WorkStanding is where most people actually hurt their backs. Standing exercises also load the spine with a good amount of the body’s own weight, which is what tells the muscles they need to work. Floor exercises take gravity out of the equation, which is useful for some things, but not for teaching the standing patterns that matter in daily life. Standing exercises need no equipment, no floor space beyond an arm’s length, no getting down and up off the floor.