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7 Stretches to Make Your Spine Smile
7 Stretches to Make Your Spine Smile

In order to correct poor posture, one must first assess their own habitual posture patterns. Through self-awareness, it is possible to make strides in reducing posture-related back pain. Let’s check out 7 different back stretches that will make your spine smile!

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HIIT These Workouts During Quarantine
HIIT These Workouts During Quarantine

If you’ve been looking for ways to exercise during this quarantine, you might’ve come across a bunch of videos or articles talking about high intensity interval training (HIIT). This workout method has been used in athletic training and was researched for decades prior to its recent popularization.

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Working Out at Home with Calisthenics
Working Out at Home with Calisthenics

With most gyms and workout studios still closed, it can be hard to find new ways to exercise. And if you're not the biggest fan of cardio like me, you may not be too fond of the idea of early morning runs or evening walks. But that doesn’t mean that you can’t work up a good sweat in the comfort of your own home!

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Slouching and Feeling Slumped: How Posture Can Affect Your Mental Health
Slouching and Feeling Slumped: How Posture Can Affect Your Mental Health

Do you ever feel your back hurting after a particularly long Zoom session? Now that we’re working from home, we’re also spending a lot more time sitting for hours on end, making it easy to hunch over as we become fatigued.

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