The shoulder is surrounded by the rotator cuff—a group of muscles and tendons that maintain your upper arm bone's spot in its socket—which is nestled in your shoulder blade. As its name implies, this ...

QUICK, STAND UP and reach your arm overhead. Does your back arch as you do this? Does your chest puff out like a cartoon character? If you answered both questions with a resounding “yes,” then there’s ...

In the fourth of a five-part series, Dana Santas explains how strong scapular muscles promote healthy shoulders, better ...

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 ...

Next time you feel or hear a snap, crackle, or pop from your shoulders while exercising, use these shoulder mobility exercises. Feeling a snap, crackle, pop in your shoulders? It’s called crepitus in ...

Dealing with WFH-induced aches and pains? This shoulder mobility exercise will stretch and strengthen your upper body in all the right places. integrative nutrition health coach and certified exercise ...

The shoulder is one of the most complex joints in the body. It’s one of only two sets of ball and socket joints (the other set is at your hips) and it allows for movement in all planes of motion. This ...

The shoulder blades (scapulae) play an important role in stabilizing the shoulders and allowing a wide range of motion.

The dead hang exercise, involving hanging from a bar, is gaining popularity for its numerous benefits. Research supports its effectiveness in improvin ...

Whenever we sustain an injury during training, it is normal to stop working out so we have time to rest and recover.