I tried these six upper-back and shoulder stretches and they provided immediate relief

Woman sitting at a table with an open laptop in front of her. She has her eyes closed and her arms are intertwined in eagle pose. She is wearing a light blue sleeveless top and has shoulder-length brown hair.

My shoulders and upper back are almost always stiff. Whether it's from pushing myself at the gym doing upper-body dumbbell exercises or being hunched over my laptop for most of the day, these areas of my body hold a lot of tension.

To offset the damage of my desk job and ease muscle soreness, I'm trying to incorporate some simple stretches into my routine that will mobilize my shoulders and back.