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Fitness Fix: How to Correct Computer Slouch
Two exercises to help undo damage of poor posture.
Learning From Injury
Why sports writer Chris Ballard (almost) wishes he’d been injured years earlier.
Can Watermelon Juice Aid in Faster Exercise Recovery and Reduced Muscle Soreness?
New science supports the old notion that drinking watermelon juice eases postexercise muscle soreness.
Healing Spaces: How Our Surroundings Affect Health and Well-Being
Can the spaces in which we live, work, and recover from illness have an impact on healing and well-being? Integrative-medicine doctor Esther Sternberg says yes.
Sore back? Aching feet? Read this.
Natural Posture for Pain-Free Living: The Practice of Mindful Alignment by Kathleen Porter explains postural problems and offers functional advice to restore healthy alignment, aiding you in relieving chronic pains, building flexibility, and increasing strength and vitality.
Show Me How: The Hip Hinge (Video)
Learn how to do the hip hinge, one of the most common moves of everyday life.
How to Fix Plantar Fasciitis
Expert answers on how to relieve plantar-fasciitis pain.
How to Prevent Knee Pain When Doing Cardio
Expert answers on keeping your knees safe while still getting a high-value cardio workout.
How to Foam Roll Your IT Band
Is mysterious knee or hip pain curtailing your workouts? Tight iliotibial bands may be to blame. Phil Malloy, PT, a physical therapist based in Chicago, shares two exercises to help.
How to Ease Joint Pain
Expert answers on easing joint pain, naturally.
Strategies for Facing and Overcoming an Injury
Five athletes who’ve confronted sports-related injuries with hope, wisdom and courage and come out stronger on the other side.
The Shin-Core Connection
Expert answers on why the ache in your lower legs may be from weak core muscles.
Should I Work Out With Adrenal Fatigue?
Expert answers on how to be strategic when working out with adrenal fatigue.
Hip Flexor Stretch With Susan Bianchi (Video)
Susan Bianchi, a Ki-Hara resistance-stretching instructor, demonstrates how to strengthen and stretch your hip flexors.
How to Lose Injury-Related Weight
Expert answers on why focusing on healing is important to lose the injury-related weight.
9 Stretches for Muscle Tightness
Everyday activities take a toll on our bodies, tightening our muscles and limiting our range of motion in potentially painful ways. This simple stretch routine can help undo the damage.
Fitness Fix: How to Loosen Tight Lats
Restricted latissimus dorsi muscles can inhibit the range of motion of your arms, destabilize your core, and lead to back, neck and shoulder pain. Here’s how to improve their range of motion.
The Hip, Hip, Hooray Workout (Video)
Use these strength moves to keep you hip joints strong and mobile.
Half Sun Salutation and Yogic Breathing With Seane Corn (Video)
Simple moves to help you synchronize movement to breath to help you transform your yoga practice, and four conscious-breathing techniques to calm and energize the body.
How Does Sleep Influence Weight Gain?
New research shows that sleep significantly influences metabolism, appetite, and weight management. Could getting more shuteye help you ward off excess pounds?