Stretching

Twenty minutes of stretching is the most honest way to find out where your body has locked up over the past month.

Move for three or four minutes first: walk around, swing your arms, get the muscles warm. Then work top to bottom: neck, shoulders, back, hips, hamstrings, calves. Hold each position about forty seconds and keep breathing; a pull is fine, a sharp shot means back off. Don't bounce, just hang in the position and wait for the muscle to let go. Spend extra time where you feel wooden, usually the neck and the backs of the thighs. Finish by lying on your back for a minute in no position at all.

What in my day keeps my body in one position for hours?