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9 Do-Anywhere Stretches to Ease Back Pain

By Dr. Reza Alizadeh

Try these neck, shoulder, and back stretches when you’re feeling achy.

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How to Do the Spinal Rock

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Use this fun drill to mobilize your spine, massage your back, strengthen your core, and prevent injury. Plus, discover four progressive variations.

An active, older woman in a Pilates class on a Pilates reformer at Life Time.

Becoming a Pilates Believer

By Renée Main

The change the cofounder of Life Time’s ARORA program experienced after adding Pilates to her fitness regimen.

A group of active, older adult women in a dance class.

Finding My Groove Again

By Annie Kragness

How a resurfaced workout playlist sparked this Life Time team member to find fitness — and joy in it — once again.

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3 Moves to Stretch Your Inner Thighs

By Lauren Bedosky

Mobilize your adductors to improve pelvic positioning and protect against inner-knee and lower-back pain.

a woman performs the seated twist

How to Do the Seated Twist

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Twisting can help stretch muscles of the torso, restore spinal mobility, stimulate circulation, and support digestion.

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3 Moves to Relieve and Prevent Elbow Pain

By Lauren Bedosky

Tennis elbow doesn’t just affect tennis players. Stay pain-free with these wrist and forearm exercises.

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The Stretching and Mobility Workout

By Andrew Heffernan

This head-to-toe routine will stretch your muscles, mobilize your joints, and leave you feeling fantastic in five minutes flat.

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4 Rotational Stretches to Ease Back Tension

By Andrew Heffernan

Rotate your spine safely — and reduce back tension — with these four stretches.

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4 Trapezius Muscle Stretches to Relieve Pain

By Nicole Radziszewski

Release tension in your neck and shoulders with these simple exercises.

a woman performs an overhead squat

How to Test Your Mobility

By Sarah Tuff

The overhead squat is a fundamental move that can help test, assess, and improve your mobility.

a woman performs a kneeling backbend

How to Do a Kneeling Backbend

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Known as Camel Pose in yoga, discover how to move safely into this front-body stretch for an invigorating experience.

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How to Do the Cat-Cow

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

This two-part flow warms and unwinds the body, stretches the core, and mobilizes the entire spine.

a woman holding warrior 2

The Science Behind the Stretch

By Andrew Heffernan

Why stretching goes beyond just muscles.

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3 Types of Stretching

By Andrew Heffernan

Building flexibility doesn’t have to be complicated.

a woman performs cat pose

What Is Targeted Mobility?

By Andrew Heffernan

This new form of stretching can help close the gap between your passive and active range of motion.

a man holds tree pose

What Is Dynamic Stretching?

By Andrew Heffernan

If you’re looking to take your joints and muscles through their full range of motion, try dynamic stretching.

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How to Stretch and Strengthen Your Calves

By Maggie Fazeli Fard

Here are four moves to stretch and strengthen your lower legs to avoid pain, stiffness, and cramping.

a woman holds a side lunge

What Is Static Stretching?

By Andrew Heffernan

The health benefits of static stretching depend on when you do it.

a man stretches his tricep muscles on a beach

Why Stretching Is Good for You

By Andrew Heffernan

Here’s the latest science on stretching. Plus, we have eight mobility exercises to help you build flexibility.

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