Help your body ward off infections this winter by practicing the following routine. Its twists, backbends, and inversions stimulate your main immunity components -- the adrenal glands and lymphatic system -- helping them perform better.

The hip joints house a lot of physical and emotional tension -- especially for women. Practice these three hip stretches and strengtheners to increase flexibility and stave off stiffness and injury down the road.

A simple seated forward bend can activate a reserve of sustaining energy that, according to Chinese medicine, rests between the kidneys.

To combat too many hours of typing, try this wrist reset. It elongates, aligns, and energizes the wrist joint, the muscles of the forearm, and the fingers.

Too much sitting can shorten key muscles and tighten your fascia, an overlooked connective tissue that encases and intersects with the muscles. These moves elongate the fascia and stretch those muscles.

Practice these moves two to three times a week, and you'll strengthen your feet and walk without worry.

You know it well: the tightness, the dull ache, the sense that your shoulders are creeping ever closer to your ears. Use these moves to wring out tension, increase mobility, and replenish stiff muscles with oxygen-rich blood -- in about five minutes flat.

These simple stretches create space between the vertebrae, lengthen the muscles of the back, and reduce lower-back pain. They also counteract stress by calming the nervous system.

It's often hard to find the inspiration to get out of your nice, comfortable bed when you're still so tired. These simple moves stretch and strengthen the spine, increase vitality, reduce tension, release impurities, and improve focus -- everything you need to face what lies ahead.

Add these key exercises to your routine and you'll not only improve strength and balance -- you'll also make strides toward preventing knee pain and injury.

Here are simple, soothing exercises inspired by traditional Chinese medicine that can help balance your energy to ensure a good night's sleep.

These moves strengthen the rectus abdominus as in a traditional crunch, but they also stretch the abs and chest, resulting in a longer, leaner look.

Do the following moves twice daily -- at lunch and again as you finish up work for the day -- to prevent injury and restore your body to wellness. With less pain, you'll not only get more done at work, but you'll also feel better when it really counts: the time you're off the clock.

This soothing sequence helps balance introspection and extroversion, the inhale and the exhale, dreams and reality.

Use the following workout, a combination of complementary core strengtheners and stretches, to tone your belly -- and build a stronger, more centered you.

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