Here's when to worry about varicose veins, plus why they appear and how to treat them. When it comes to caring for the health of our legs, a common concern is varicose veins. Often blue and bulging, ...

Counteract all that slouching, slumping and even (brace yourself) aging by improving your flexibility and range of motion. Plus, learn the benefits of stretching for seniors. Everyone knew Christine ...

Bruises are an inevitable part of life, but they can also be painful and unsightly. Here’s what you can do to reduce the pain and encourage faster fading. You’ve had a bump, blow, or knock to your ...

Increase your range of motion, reduce your risk for injuries, lower stress, and simply feel good with this daily stretching routine. Plus—you can squeeze it in anytime and anywhere. Whether you sit at ...

We all love the snooze button, but it doesn’t love us back. Marlie Cohen, certified personal trainer, holistic health coach and blogger behind Kale and Krunches, says that getting up at the same time ...

If you spend most of your day sitting, use these expert-recommended hip flexor stretches to alleviate low back pain and hip tension. If your day can pretty much be summed up as time shuffled between ...

Not sleeping well? You might be sabotaging yourself. We got Mark Boulos, a neurologist and sleep health expert at Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, to share six changes you can make to set yourself up ...

From stretches to workplace ergonomics to electrical stimulation (yep), these self-care tips should help you find sweet relief. Whether it’s a shooting pain or a dull ache, neck pain is extremely ...

Stretching out stiff and achy muscles after you wake up in the morning or in the middle of the workday is a great way to release tension throughout your body. While a lot of people stretch simply ...

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When your legs are feeling tight, use these quad stretches to help loosen them up. Your quads, or quadriceps femoris muscle group, are four separate muscles that run along the front of your thigh ...

Many of us fall back on folk medicine remedies for ailments, whether they’re proven to be effective or not. We asked editors at some of our Reader’s Digest editions around the world to share those ...