These static and dynamic upper-body stretches target the shoulders, hands, arms, chest and back to reduce pain and improve posture and flexibility.

But according to yoga instructor Francine Cipollone (the brains behind Yoga with Bird on YouTube) a 12-minute morning stretch ...

walk your hands forward to fold the upper body forward Now, there are no excuses for not being able to incorporate this stretch into your working day, as you can do it straight from your chair.

2. Press up, straightening your arms. Keep your hips pressed against the floor while your upper body is lifted. Hold this stretch for a full breath. 3. Gently lower back down. Do 10 reps.

Upper body static stretching warm-ups of a duration ≤60 s had no impact on power outcomes. Long–duration (>90 s) static stretching can also be conducted without performance decrement, but more data ...

Your SI joint, or sacroiliac joint, connects your sacrum (otherwise known as the tailbone) and your illiac, the bone of the topside of your pelvis. Technically, there's two of these joints—one on ...