Do you wake up feeling tight and stiff? If you’re one of the estimated 619 million people globally with lower back pain, that early morning discomfort is more than an annoyance. The first movements of the day play a significant role in how your back feels as the day unfolds. Yet most people try to push through the stiffness rather than addressing it with care. Within minutes of getting out of b

Attaining that feeling requires getting out of our PJs and going out to do things such as socialize with friends and help people who need a hand. I spoke to Wallace about how to do it. This conversation has been lightly edited and condensed for clarity.

During the middle of winter in the Northern Hemisphere, the days are cold, dark and short. It’s not an inspiring time to accomplish much of anything, much less those New Year’s resolutions that so motivated you back on December 31. Early backsliders may have already called it quits. Twenty-eight percent of people who make resolutions have dropped at least some of them by the end of January, and 1