Cycling giving you back ache? A cyclist-turned-Pilates teacher says these seven stretches will mobilize your spine after time in the saddle

Woman in lunge position with her arms raised overhead in a domestic setting.

Growing up in Johannesburg, a young Brett Starkowitz set his sights on competitive road cycling, dreaming of leading the peloton up Alpe d'Huez and down the Champs-Élysées.

But every minute in the saddle was wreaking havoc with his posture.