A back spasm happens when the muscles in your back contract involuntarily, causing pain, stiffness, and tightness. They can ...

But while this stretching routine involved a mix of dynamic and static stretches, my back and shoulders found a lot of relief from holding the puppy dog pose for 30 seconds, a thread the needle ...

The doorway stretch helps open your chest, allowing you to take deeper breaths and keep your shoulders aligned down and back. Shoulder alignment is an important part of good posture. Poor posture ...

Discover the thoracic bridge, a powerful stretch that instantly improves posture, relieves tension, and reboots your body’s ...

Focus on squaring your hips to the front of the mat and lifting tall through your spine. Lower your chest toward the mat, ...

Stretching the back muscles after completing a back-strengthening ... They should focus on maintaining a straight line from the knees to the shoulders. The side plank is a modified version of ...

Do this two or three times. A variation on this stretch can help you to release the tension in your upper back and shoulder blades, although you’ll need to stand up to do it. Standing straight ...

“This stretch sequence takes a top-to-bottom approach, moving slowly through individual planes of movement and muscle ranges from the neck down to the back of the shoulders and lat muscles ...

Bent-over rows are one of the best exercises for strengthening the upper and mid-back, improving posture, and building pulling strength. A resistance band provides constant tension, making every rep ...

Bring one arm behind your back, grab it with your other arm, pull down and tilt your head away from that shoulder to give your deltoids and traps a deep stretch, says Somerset. You can also soothe ...