If you engage in any sort of athletic endeavor, you know that any stretching you do tends to emphasize the lower body, if you even stretch at all. It makes sense: Your hamstrings, quads, and calves ...

If you spend most of your day slouched over a desk, then hi, same! I do my best to get up and move around every hour, but to be honest, tight shoulders are tough to shake off. Fortunately, simple ...

We tend to associate shoulder pain with sports such as tennis and baseball, or with the aftermath of moving around our living room furniture. Few would ever suspect that the cause is often something ...

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Sitting with your shoulders rounded forward most days can raise your risk of neck and shoulder pain. Stretches like the wall angel, sleeper stretch, and arm swings can ease pain and improve mobility.

You may be able to improve mobility in your shoulders with stretches, such as the cross-arm stretch, and exercises with and without weights. These can include rows and arm swings. Whether you have ...

Shoulder stretches can help relieve muscle tension, pain, and tightness in the neck and shoulders. Neck stretches, shoulder roles, and various yoga poses may help reduce stiffness and increase ...

I’ve been having trouble sitting down to write this post, because as COVID-19 coverage swirls around me, I’m thinking: who has time for shoulder stretches? But then again, maybe this is when we most ...

When you run, you know to hold your chest up and proud, keep your spine long and tall, and your shoulders pulled back. But how often do you think about your posture when you’re sitting? The majority ...