#shoulder-health tag

Struggling With Tight Shoulders? Here's the Stretching and Strengthening You Need.

Tight shoulders impact daily functioning and yoga practice, but can be improved through specific yoga poses.

How One Athlete Chased a Pull-Up Bar Record at 81

When you see a pull-up bar, there's one physical activity that likely comes to mind: pull-ups. While they've lent this piece of equipment its name, they aren't the only physical feat that an athlete can accomplish using them. In 2022, for instance, Japan's Kenta Adachi set a new world record for hanging from a pull-up bar for well over an hour.

Health

Wellness

fromwww.theguardian.com

3 months ago

Motion is lotion': how to really look after your shoulders

Maintain shoulder mobility and strength by regularly using full range of motion, resetting posture hourly, and doing simple exercises to prevent stiffness and injury.

Major League Baseball

fromJays Journal

4 months ago

Bowden Francis has a long road back to the Blue Jays rotation this summer

Bowden Francis' shoulder health will likely determine his future with the Blue Jays amid a crowded, high-quality rotation.

fromYoga Journal

4 months ago

How (And Why) to Make Chaturanga Your New Favorite Yoga Pose for Strength

Over time, though, Chaturanga has become a great friend and teacher, helping me to develop the strength and stability that once seemed elusive and imprint actions and principles that serve throughout my practice. The pose is challenging for many students, but its payoffs are great: It strengthens the arms and legs, tones the abdominals, builds healthy shoulders, and prepares students for arm balances, inversions, and backbends.

Yoga

fromYoga Journal

8 months ago

15-Minute Shoulder Stretches for Relief From Stiffness and Tightness

The practice works the shoulder from all angles and is very much accessible to all levels, even if you've never done yoga before.