Stretches for sitting at a desk Dr. Paul Glowacki of Nordic Performance Physical Therapy and Wellness explains why sitting at a desk can be hard on our bodies and gives a stretch to counteract the ...

The human body isn’t designed to spend long periods sitting down, but a lot of us are stuck at our desks all day because of our jobs. Doing this can put unnecessary pressure on our lower back and hips ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

We all know that sitting all day can negativrly affect our health. One big impact that it has pertains to the hips. The static position causes our muscles to shorten and tighten, causing discomfort ...

Located in the buttocks at the back of the hip, the glutes are famously the largest muscle in the body. If you’re squatting and lunging, you’re building your glutes. But if you don’t take time to ...

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 ...

There’s a good chance you’re reading this hunched over. If you’re at your desk, your shoulders are likely rounded and creeping toward your ears. Ditto if you’re looking at your phone right now. Most ...

Gluing yourself to a chair or couch for prolonged periods can tighten the hip flexors (the muscles at the front of your hip that help lift your leg) while simultaneously weakening the glutes, Pavao ...

When we think of stretching, many of us picture a yoga class, a post-run cooldown or something reserved for athletes. But stretching isn’t just a ritual for the physically active or the ultra-flexible ...

Stretching can help people of all ages maintain flexibility and mobility. Physical therapist Dr. Gregory Minnis recommends foam rollers, slant boards, and stretching straps to help you safely complete ...