The Secret to Staying Limber, According to a Cirque du Soleil Aerialist

We don't need to tell you that stretching is important for preventing muscle soreness and injury when engaging in an exercise program, but depending on your age and health, you might not realize how critical it is for everyday comfort. Back and joint pain is no joke as you age. It's not always easy to carve out time to work on flexibility, which is why it's imperative to have an arsenal of personal tools for staying limber.

We asked Sara Knauer, an aerialist at The Beatles LOVE by Cirque du Soleil, for practical flexibility tips for people at all stages in life. These might not have you flipping in the air, but they just might help mitigate tech neck and other modern-day ailments.

Image via Cirque du Soleil