In today’s world, a majority of people spend their days slumped over a computer in an office building. This negatively affects your body -- your back hurts, your shoulders ache and you feel worn out.

No one can underestimate the impact of stretching on one’s health. So, here are simple and easy stretches people can do while watching TV at home.

First, lie down so that your right side is at the edge of bed. Let one leg drape over the bed. Bring the other knee to your chest. You should feel a stretch on your thigh.

And for your cramped shoulder, bring your left arm across your body as you bring your right arm in front of it, bending it to “hook” your left arm. Use your right arm to gently pull your left arm in closer to your chest and hold.

By Um Yoon-sun (uys@heraldcorp.com)