Move it or lose it! Host Rodney Yee explains why the only perfect posture is a moving posture. In this segment, he shows you a simple stretch of the arms that will get you out of your bound position in a chair and reaching towards perfection.

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Michael talks with Dr. Stuart McGill, lecturer and expert in spine function, injury prevention and rehabilitation.

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Tina Vindum has more tips for fitness beginners and buffs! Learn how your posture affects your mood and performance, simple stretches for eliminating back pain, breathing techniques for getting the most out of your workout and much more!

Here's something you can try in the midst of your busy day, even at the office. In this segment, yoga master Rodney Yee shows you how to twist in your chair to wake up your spine for the health of your central nervous system.

Good news, slouchers.

It turns out mom was wrong. It's better for your back to slouch, rather than sit up straight.

Move it or lose it! Host Rodney Yee explains why the only perfect posture is a moving posture. In this segment, he shows you a simple stretch of the arms that will get you out of your bound position in a chair and reaching towards perfection.

I'm convinced that walking is the secret to staying fit, healthy, and happy. Sure, you can train daily for marathons or spend each morning in a rigorous yoga practice - that's OK too - but walking is special. Simply deciding to get up and walk away from your desk or TV is empowering, it gives you back a sense of control and specifies a period of the day that is dedicated to nothing more than you.

Do you ever feel your thoughts spinning inside your head like a hamster on a wheel? Host Rodney Yee offers advice on how to be more coordinated in every aspect of your life through yoga. By doing different poses that communicate with every part of the body, you can begin to change your emotional, physical, and intellectual habits so that your entire being is more alive.

 

Did you know that your posture habits -- the way you stand and sit -- can create places within your body that are like black holes? Your deepest and darkest emotional tensions are stored there. Let yoga master Rodney Yee show you how to open these black holes and bring your body closer to its physical center.Get out of the habits that hurt you.

 

If you're like most people, you lean in one particular way over your computer, you stand to one side of your body, you sit on one hip. Those postural habits are causing you pain, and in this segment, yoga master Rodney Yee shows you how to change them, by finding your true center.