Should you end up defaulting to lower-body exercises every time you get to the gym—because who doesn’t love a great legs routine?—having an arms workout with dumbbells in your list could be an awesome strategy to make certain you’re fitting some upper-body strengthening into your plan too. And that’s necessary, since those muscles really do […]
For nearly 10 years, I’ve lived with chronic neck and shoulder pain. While it’s not present 100% of the time, my upper right deltoid—stretching into my trapezius and the bottom of my neck—has been plagued with a knot so stubborn, even deep-tissue massage can’t fully work it out. It’s a deep, throbbing tightness that, in […]
Sometimes at the tip of a protracted, stressful day, your upper body might feel more like a claw than a human torso. Sitting for prolonged periods and looking out at screens can have that effect of rounded tightness within the neck, back, and shoulders—which is why some after work stretches are sometimes just what the […]