This Is Why Your Wrist Hurts

This Is Why Your Wrist Hurts

Do your wrists hurt during a plank? When planking, you’ve either done this in your exercise class or you’ve seen people doing it: grabbing at their wrists in pain and/or modifying the move onto their forearms or fists. You’ve even seen people wearing wrist splints. There is a reason behind wrist pain when doing this popular exercise. But the good news is, it doesn’t have to hurt!

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This Is Why Your Shoulder Hurts

This Is Why Your Shoulder Hurts

Although shoulder pain has many causes and can present many ways, a common cause in many “unexplained” cases in women is tight pec muscles. Women tend to have tight pecs for many reasons but all stem from poor posture. When the pecs are tight (both pectoralis major and minor for our anatomy buffs) the shoulder blade (scapula) is pulled out of alignment. 

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