5 vital daily stretches

Stretching is like giving your muscles a VIP pass to the blood circulation concert they’ve been dying to attend, and it helps keep the pain gremlins at bay. Treat yourself to a 5-day stretch-a-thon, twice a day, and you’ll be feeling as limber as a gymnast! Some muscles are real attention seekers; picture yourself hunched over a desk (hello, tight back!) or getting a dose of fight-or-flight adrenaline (yep, that’s your neck and hips throwing a party), or maybe you've been standing around with shoulders like a grumpy turtle (tight chest, anyone?). These muscles are in their stuck, short positions, and it’s time to set them free!