Exercise & Fitness

Eliminate Shoulder and Neck Pain With 3-Minute Upper-Limb Stretches

Nine simple exercises to fight poor posture caused by prolonged sitting.
Eliminate Shoulder and Neck Pain With 3-Minute Upper-Limb Stretches
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Amber Yang
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The shoulder and neck pain many office workers experience is due to prolonged sitting and poor posture. Here, learn how to stretch your upper limbs for three minutes to relieve the pain and build “natural” muscles.

What if you could build strong muscles without going to the gym? Chinese classical dancers call muscles developed this way natural muscles. What are natural muscles? In simple terms, they are the muscles we use in daily life. With some training, we can maintain and strengthen our natural muscles with everyday activities.

Exercise Natural Muscles to Relieve Soreness

You must strengthen the back and core and lengthen muscles to develop natural muscles. Lengthening is synonymous with stretching, which can help address various modern-day conditions caused by sedentary lifestyles.
Amber Yang
Amber Yang
Amber Yang is a certified personal trainer. She met all the requirements of the American Council on Exercise to develop and implement personalized exercise programs. She worked as a marketing manager for natural skin care products for years and as a health and beauty reporter and editor for ten years. She is also the host and producer of the YouTube programs "Amber Running Green" and "Amber Health Interview."
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