It's not just about your body, though. Stretching also encourages an optimistic outlook: A buildup of stress can have a negative impact on your mind and body by causing muscles to contract and ...

Spending eight hours hunched over a computer screen each day would render even a prima ballerina's posture imperfect, so it's no wonder we office workers deal with back pain like its our job. For many ...

It’s time for your morning coffee break, and you find yourself stretching your stiff neck almost by routine — but let’s face it: you’re probably doing it wrong. Working from home or not having the ...

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Your thoracic spine, or T-spine, makes up the area typically referred to as the mid-back. You probably feel it bend as you ...

Try this routine to refresh your muscles after extended sitting. Sitting all day can leave you feeling tired, even when you’ve barely moved. Cassy Vieth demonstrates moves that will help you loosen ...

Maybe you even know, as my Inc. colleague Jessica Stillman writes, that research shows sitting can even make you dumber. (Sometimes science is a real drag.) But what you surely know is that sitting ...

Neck Stretch - Sit upright, tilt your head towards your right shoulder until you feel a stretch on the left side of your neck. Hold for 10 seconds and repeat on the other side. Shoulder Rolls - Sit ...

This is great for directly targeting your hip flexors. Make sure your lunge is long with your legs split wide and your front toe in front of your knee. Inhale as you pull your belly button in and ...

Your hips are one of the largest weight-bearing joints in the body. Responsible for all movement in the lower leg, as well as supporting and stabilizing the upper body, happy hips are crucial for ...

In our quest to make life easier and more automated through the influence of technology, we sometimes forget how the gadgets we love so much can negatively affect our lives as well, specifically when ...

Beat the office-worker ache with these full-body stretches you can do right at your desk, so you’ll be energized when it’s time to get up and go. Do this routine twice a day. Sit up tall with your ...