Shoulder tightness can slowly creep up with age, affecting your ability to get adequate sleep, lift grocery bags, scrub the bathtub, or push open heavy doors. Maintaining shoulder mobility usually ...

Fun fact: The shoulder joint is the most flexible joint in the body because of its ball-and-socket structure, which allows for a wide range of movements. Shoulder mobility exercises and stretches can ...

Your shoulders are your most mobile joints, designed for a wide range of movement. If you don’t move them regularly, they can start to feel stiff. I’m a personal trainer and one of the most common ...

To get stronger in the saddle, look no further than your… shoulders? Cycling is obviously a lower body-dominant activity, but when we move, every part of the kinetic chain, from head to toe, is in on ...

Aching joints and stiffness without first exerting a lot of effort are signs that the surrounding muscles need mobility ...

Sit at the end of a bench with feet planted and holding dumbbells at shoulder height, palms facing forward. With elbows tucked slightly, press the dumbbells overhead and slightly outward until arms ...

Our shoulders are the unsung heroes of our upper bodies. They definitely don’t get as much press as our chest or arms, but they contribute just as much to the creation of a balanced, well-built ...

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Maintaining healthy shoulders is important for staying independent in older age. These strength and mobility exercises can keep the arms moving well. It’s hard to overstate the importance of the ...