* Lie on your back with your arms alongside your body and your knees bent. Move your heels toward your buttocks until your ankles are directly below your knees and your feet are hip-width apart. On an exhale, gently roll your hips off the floor, pointing your tailbone toward the backs of your knees. Make sure your knees don't flare outward by keeping them hip-width apart. Continue to lift your pelvis as you interlace your fingers behind you and press your arms against the floor. Concentrate on keeping your feet flat as you contract the muscles between your shoulder blades to open and lift your chest.

* For a more intense stretch, sit upright on the floor with your legs extended forward. Place your palms on the floor 6 to 12 inches behind your hips, fingers pointing toward your feet. Bend your knees slightly, placing the soles of your feet on the floor. Next, lift your entire body off the floor. Straighten your arms and legs, keeping your toes reaching toward the floor.

In this stretch, lift your pelvis as you interlace your fingers behind you and press your amrs to the floor.; PHOTOGRAPHER: CHARLES BUSH; For a more intense front body stretch, lift your entire body off the floor, straightening your arms and legs.; PHOTOGRAPHER: CHARLES BUSH