Interesting you mention that cuz I always have to crack certain joints on a daily basis or else I begin feeling stiff and can even feel pain after a while, i crack my back, my neck, knees, ankles, sometimes shoulder, fingers, wrists, toes and I'm all good. Throw stretching and movement into the mix and i'm all good, nice n limber. I don't do the cracking for preventative reasons, i do it because it feels damn good
My back makes the loudest most sickening cracks when i havent done it for a while, it feels so good
I guess the body doesnt like stiffening up
Anytime I feel distress in any part of my body, movement of some kind always does the trick, especially movements that are unfamiliar and stretch things in strange ways, exceptions being massive over eating in which case not eating does the trick =P
One thing I love doing is hanging by my hands completely limp from a high bar or tree branch, the stretch feels damn good
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