Why this foundational Qigong posture belongs in your daily routine You do not need a gym membership, any equipment, or even much time. One of the most effective exercises for core strength, leg stability, and postural alignment is something that has been practised in Chinese martial arts and Qigong for centuries: the Horse Stance, known in Chinese as Ma Bu. What It Is The Horse Stance is a standing posture in which the feet are placed a little wider than shoulder-width apart, the back is...

A simple daily exercise from Tim Dean's take-home advice Rounded shoulders, a forward head position, neck stiffness, tension headaches, these complaints are among the most common presentations in Tim Dean's clinic, and they are almost always connected to how people hold their bodies during the hours they spend at a screen. The good news is that postural patterns can be relearned, and the exercise required is genuinely simple. Why the Upper Back Rounds When we sit or stand with the head...

A couple exercising as movement is really important The simplest truth in three decades of clinical practice After more than 30 years of treating patients across four continents, Tim Dean has observed one pattern more consistently than any other: the people who keep moving tend to stay well, and the people who stop tend to struggle. It is not a complicated idea, but it is one that modern life makes surprisingly easy to ignore. The Body Is Designed for Movement The human body is not built...