HealthCentral.com highlights how recommended movements by experts including HSS physical therapist Wai-Kwong Hui, PT, DPT, MS, can improve balance, flexibility and strength, in a way that allows people to function optimally and work around chronic conditions that limit movement.

In some instances, strength work is critical for relieving muscle tightness. If your chest is tight, it could be that your back muscles are a little too weak to properly pull you into an upright posture, Hui explained. This results in hunching forward into a position that closes and tightens the muscles in the chest.

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