One of the reasons yoga is so valuable for stress relief is that it incorporates dynamic, or moving, stretches. Moving stretches activate your range of motion, circulating blood and oxygen and ...
Stretching exercises can support your lower back and prevent pain by improving posture, reducing muscle tension, and ...
If you sit at a desk the majority of the day, there’s a very high likelihood that your hips are tight. Sitting puts pressure on the lower back, which can cause pain extending to the hips. Lack of ...
Gabrielle Kassel (she/her) is a queer-inclusive, health-informed, pleasure-inclusive, sex-positive journalist and educator who creates written, infographic, audio and video content at the intersection ...
Yoga is the perfect recovery activity for runners. It relieves soreness and tension in your muscles and restores range of motion so that you can run better the next time you hit the road. A simple ...
A yoga teacher shares yoga poses for strength that will also strengthen and lengthen your muscles—because you can have the best of both worlds. “It is so important to balance strength with stretching ...
Ready to get bendy? In our latest Good Moves video, yoga teacher Tess Koenig shows us a series of yoga stretches that improve flexibility. Raise your hand if you felt personally victimized by the ...
“Chairs allow for the adaptation of traditional yoga poses into a supportive and accessible form of practice,” says yoga teacher Alison Reaume. “You do not need to have any fancy props or even go to a ...
Chances are you’ve heard about the benefits of strengthening your pelvic floor with kegel exercises. The pelvic floor muscles help stabilize the core and support the bladder, bowel and uterus. When ...