Even if you spend the entire night sleeping on your back, (the most doctor-approved sleeping position), you probably wake up feeling a little creaky and stiff. Any prolonged time you spend being ...

That feeling of stiffness when you first wake up isn’t just in your imagination. After hours of limited movement during sleep, your body needs gentle reawakening to perform at its best. Morning ...

Meet Bikke the Chipmunk, she’s one-year-old and already has a morning stretching routine. Bikke performs what look like yoga stretches on her soft bed in her own little room in eastern Japan. Her ...

Moving safely and efficiently from the floor to a standing position is perhaps the most important functional movement skill ...

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

Mornings can be tough. While some people thrive on waking up early and having time to themselves to jumpstart their day, others would much rather stay in bed and continuously hit the snooze button.

As a health journalist, I’ve heard repeatedly from experts (trainers, physical therapists, even doctors…) about the benefits of stretching. Stretching is important for flexibility and having a good ...

Flexibility is an intelligent person’s gift. They can maintain healthy routines and self-discipline without rigidity, like psychology researcher Alice Boyes explains, while also maintaining a sense of ...

If you’ve been on social media lately, there’s a good chance you’ve encountered Mel Robbins' six-step morning routine. A lot of people are testing this routine for themselves, engaging in morning ...