Maybe it's a bad day at work, combined with a frustrating commute home, followed by a burnt dinner, all resulting in a guilty binge on take-out and a couch potato session in front of the TV (or maybe it's something else altogether), but all-too-often tension and stress build up one small way at a time all throughout the day. You may not even realize just how tight and uncomfortable you are until you take the time to do some stretches and relax.

So if this sounds like you take a look at these stretching exercises, some with fun names like "paint the ceiling" and "shoulder blade slide," and see if you don't feel happier and looser in minutes.