Begin on all fours, your palms directly under your shoulders, knees underyour hi ps.

Then, inhale and let your belly sink toward the floor as you liftyour chest and tailbone up (Cow pose). Then, pause and exhale andreverse the position, arch ing your back up in the air like a cat stretching(think about tucking your tailb one and rounding through your chest andshoulders); pause. Do 20 times each way.H ow It Helps: This pairing of exercises, says Ingber, has long beenrecommended as a way to ease abdominal cramping. There s justsomething about the way you tense an d then stretch these belly muscleshere that helps ultimately unknot you.