Marilyn Moffat, a professor of physical therapy at NYU walked us through the best basic stretches for your back, legs, arms, and neck.

It's just enough to stretch out your spine without going too far. The trunk lateral flexion will give the sides of your torso a great stretch. Now it's time for a simple spine-stretching fold.

1. Seated cat-cow This is a seated version of the commonly practised yoga pose and it will help you unlock the flexion and extension spinal movements.