If you spend hours sitting—whether at a desk, on the couch or driving—it can lead to tightness, aches and limited range of motion. The best way to counteract this is with regular movement like ...

Sitting may be unavoidable, but these stretches make it less harmful. Reviewed by Dietitian Katey Davidson, M.Sc.FN, RD, CPT Prolonged sitting has negative health effects, such as muscle stiffness and ...

Our core is an area we are constantly working — whether it's during a workout, maintaining our balance when walking or stabilizing us during daily movement. Despite how much we use the core, ...

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 ...

If you’re hunched over a computer all day, you need to counteract that sedentary, posture-crushing time with some movement. And there’s one specific spot you should be targeting: your thoracic spine.

Anyone who works a desk job will relate to feeling aches and pains as a result of being sat at a screen for long periods—it comes with the territory. Whether it's a sore lower back from an ...

A physiotherapist explains why the seated salsa — a simple 60-second seated stretch — targets the lowest part of the spine to ...

Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...

When you have back pain, doing a twist probably isn't the first type of stretch that comes to mind. But experts say it's actually important to learn how to rotate our spine properly to perform all ...

MIAMI - Sure, you've heard the dangers of sitting all day, but with most jobs there isn't much you can do about it, right? Not according to a new study, which looked into the impacts of prolonged ...

Prolonged sitting has negative health effects, such as muscle stiffness and an increased risk of chronic disease. Simple stretches like the seated spinal twist, crescent lunge and cat-cow a few times ...