The seated forward bend is an excellent stretch for the hamstrings, which can get tight from sitting all day. Sit with legs extended straight in front of you, feet flexed. Inhale deeply, then exhale ...

If you’ve ever had a crick in your neck—you know, one of those sudden, stabbing, tingly pains that seemingly strikes without warning—you can imagine how much your life would be affected if you were ...

I am one of the millions of Americans walking around with chronic neck and shoulder pain. Chances are, if you sit at a computer all day or are constantly sandwiching a phone between your ear and your ...

After a tough week of workouts, give your body some love for all that hard work with a lengthy stretching session. Make sure you start with your neck, giving extra attention and time to the places ...

These static and dynamic upper-body stretches target the shoulders, hands, arms, chest and back to reduce pain and improve posture and flexibility.

Specific stretches, such as the side neck bend, seated forward fold, Child’s Pose, thread the needle, and downward-facing dog, may help relieve migraine symptoms by releasing tension in the upper body ...

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 ...

Heads are heavy—roughly 7 to 10 percent of your body weight. That’s a big chunk of bone to carry around all day. When your head is centered on your shoulders and you allow your spine to stack ...

The human head weighs approximately 10-12 pounds when properly aligned over the spine. But as it tilts forward, the position most office workers adopt while focusing on screens, that weight ...

Are weeks of working at home in makeshift office conditions starting to take a toll on your body and mind? Other homebound workers feel your pain. According to a survey from YouGov in partnership with ...