The muscles in the throat help keep the airways open when you’re awake, but they relax during sleep. As we get older, or after drinking alcohol or taking sedatives, these muscles can become weaker.

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They grab the prey with their teeth and claws, using their fearsome canines to grip the animal by the throat or back of the neck. Then, using their extremely powerful jaws, they either crush the ...

Some people also find that holding their tongue against the roof of their mouth during sit-ups can help them avoid neck pain.

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Hamza explains: “When muscles contract during resistance or weight-bearing exercise, they pull on tendons attached to bones, creating mechanical strain and stress on the bone tissue.

Muscles are attached to bones by tendons. Muscles contract to move our bones by pulling on them. However, muscles can only pull; they cannot push. This is why they usually work a joint in pairs.

Paula Lester, who teaches a class called Pilates Mat, Roll and Release at Privé-Swiss Fitness, integrates foam rolling into a classical Pilates mat class to help relieve tight muscles and stress.