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How to Stretch Safely

When your back is tense, how you stretch matters as much as whether you stretch.

How to Stretch Safely
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When your back is tense, how you stretch matters as much as whether you stretch.

The basics

Warm up first, never bounce, breathe through every stretch, and stop the moment a stretch crosses into pain. Most people overstretch a tense muscle and make it worse.

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