Stretching is important not only to those who actively do sports but also to those who lead a sedentary lifestyle. Bright Side shares with you these exercises developed by a Spanish fitness trainer. They will help you to keep your body fit and show which muscles were involved in each exercise.
Thursday’s Stretch: Make a Fist First The past 2 stretch blogs have been about arm nerve stretching so this makes our third and final nerve stretch of the arm. Why third and final? Our body…
Tight hamstrings can negatively impact the way you move. Here, personal trainers share the 7 best hamstring stretches for better mobility.
Sciatica pain and other back pain is no picnic. Check out these yoga poses for sciatica pain to relieve sciatica pain without painkillers.
My hamstrings and I have had a long and troubled relationship. While we’re pretty happily enamored with one another these days, it wasn’t always so sunny. In fact, because of a birth injury that I had, I grew up constantly cursing my short hamstrings (among other things). My brief flirtation with ballet classes at age six was a disaster. While all...
Ease into your morning and set the tone for your day from the comfort of your bed.
Knowing how to become more flexible is even more important the older you are. Use these tips & stretches to regain flexibility at any age.
Tight hips are the bane of pretty much all runners. As such hip stretches are an important part of a good running schedule.
How to gently intensify simple stretches with a buddy (or bae!)
If you're feeling pain or tightness, learn how to release the piriformis muscle with these simple stretches and foam rolling techniques.
Release tight hips with these feel-good stretches.
Have you ever noticed that pain in your lower back and hips seem to come hand-in-hand?
These soothing moves release tight muscles in no time.
Keep your hands healthy with these simple hand exercises.
Sciatic nerve pain relief step by step how to: pictures + video: watch Gwen show how to stretch the sciatic nerve by exercising the piriformis muscle stretch.
Reverse damage caused by sitting with these pain-releasing moves.
Strengthen your pelvic-floor muscles with these two simple exercises.
Melt away achy shoulder pain with these easy mobility moves.
Stretching is a smart tool for making sure your workers are happy and safe. A safe worker is a profitable investment. Take the time today to encourage stretching in the workplace with these posters.
Natural Anti-inflammatory Remedies for Arthritis is a continuation from the hub Anti-Inflammatory Herbs for Arthritis that revealed a list of herbs that can assist with the pain and swelling of arthritis. There were numerous comments on the first...
Goooooood afternoon! Great discussion going on in the ‘Is Your Desk Job Harming Your Health?’ post! It was interesting to read everyone’s experiences. I was asked about what kinds of stretches to do at a desk and I came across this awesome visual guide that you can print and put in front of you! Click...Read More
Years ago I developed sciatica as a consequence of a martial arts injury. I had seen a number of doctors who finally diagnosed it as an ent...
Ease your hip pain with these best hip bursitis exercises. Try the safest moves for hip bursitis pain, and see which exercises to avoid!
This morning yoga stretch will give you a reason to get out of bed in the morning... Yawnnnnn*** Ready to start your day with a quick yoga routine that will wake you up gently, but
IT Band Stretch Stretching is often a key component of trigger point treatment Here are five simple stretches that we typically refer to in terms of...
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Adding dynamic stretching before your Insanity workouts and static stretching after could be your ticket to reduce muscle soreness and prevent injusry.
The levator scapulae runs between the upper part of the shoulder blades and the top four cervical vertebrae.
Trigger points in the quadricep muscles are commonly the cause of hip, thigh and knee pain The quadriceps is a large group of muscles, the most massive of the l...
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In The Key Muscles of Yoga , I point out that athletes experience improved performance and fewer injuries when they have a fundamental know...
It is that spasm that shoots down the back of your leg from your hip. It is the pain that radiates down your hamstring. It is the numbness that reminds you something is wrong. It is the hip pain when sitting. No matter what way you look at it, when you have piriformis pain while
Ease into these gentle stretches to fix your low back pain.
A step-by-step guide to healing from piriformis syndrome naturally by identifying and fixing the root cause of the pain.
Week three of the hiking workout is about adding plyometric strength moves. That means jumping!
The rotator cuff is where four groups of tendons form a cap at the top of the humerus bone. This area can become inflamed due to loose joints, overuse or heavy lifting. There are a number of stretching and strength-building exercises that help heal tendinitis in this area. It is best to start slowly and gradually ...
Find out which piriformis syndrome exercises or treatment techniques to avoid when in pain and why.
Ease your hip pain with these best hip bursitis exercises. Try the safest moves for hip bursitis pain, and see which exercises to avoid!
Mes astuces pour éviter toutes les blessures au yoga, et pratiquer cette discipline en pleine conscience au quotidien, quelle que soit votre condition physique.
Gentle, easy stretches that feel amazingggg.
These gentle stretches will make you say *ahhhhh*
