After many years of doing nothing to try to remedy my tight hips, I'm doing the windshield wiper stretch every day to loosen ...
The hip joint bears a lot of our body weight during movement and sitting all day puts pressure on the area, too. This static position causes the muscles to tighten, which can lead to discomfort that ...
1. Lie on your stomach and place your hands directly under your shoulders with your palms flat on the floor. 2. Press up, ...
The notion that sitting isn’t good for you isn’t new – but if you think that running regularly cancels out the negative side effects of sitting all day, you’d be wrong. Research indicates that no ...
If you get knee pain or injuries in the gym, that could be from sitting all day. Exercises that strengthen and stretch the leg muscles effectively will help protect knees. For healthier joints, aim to ...
Dancing while cooking is one way to up your movement each day. (Getty Images) We already know spending too much time sitting isn't great for our health, but new research has suggested spending hours ...
Mobility exercises strengthen your muscles while increasing your range of motion, which allows you to be more functional with ...
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 ...
Most of us spend the majority of the day twisted into some sort of contortion in front of a computer screen, looking down at our phone or curled up on the couch. The hunched back, the rounded ...
GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you spend hours sitting at your desk each day, you’re not alone. Health experts say all that sitting could be hurting your heart and even shortening your lifespan. Research shows ...