Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...
Cue: the seated salsa stretch (more on this below), which Dr McCarthy, a former NHS consultant physiotherapist who researches musculoskeletal interventions, says can be transformative for back pain.
When your lower-back muscles are weak, you are more likely to suffer from nagging pain, bad posture or below-par running. To keep this critical ‘core’ area strong, you need to strengthen and stretch ...