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With the holidays in full swing, you’re likely finding yourself with little time and lots of stress. But taking a few minutes out of your day to connect with your breath and body may be just what you ...

There are two things I know to be true. One, I love a challenge. (Perhaps you remember my daily plank practice?) And two, I hate failing. When the opportunity to partake in a flexibility challenge ...

Even though I started this stretching challenge with the idea of finding out whether I could become more flexible, I have to admit that I was kind of secretly hoping it would not work. After all, if ...

Over the past year, many people have been away from the office because of the coronavirus pandemic. Yet that doesn't mean the epidemic of bad backs and tight hips, caused by hours of sitting hunched ...

When your nervous system is on high alert, it signals to your body that your muscles shouldn’t relax, so you can’t sink into a stretch. To ease this neural tension, Felder suggests a simple deep ...

On a typical workday, I can be found hunched over my desk in full gremlin mode with rounded shoulders and my elbows at odd angles. If I decide to take a break and go outside, I can be spotted roaming ...

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

Being a fitness writer is a great gig that allows me to fill my time trying out new gear and workouts on the job, but although it's an active role, I still spend a lot of my time sitting behind a ...

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...