You can turn any walk into a full-body tune-up by becoming more intentional about your movement, breathing and alignment. Here’s how to make every step count.

Your abdominal muscles connect your rib cage to your pelvis, so you’ll feel them engage as you attempt to lift the pelvis and ribs.

Rib Cage Injuries and Conditions Inflammation of the cartilage (called costochondritis) that connects the ribs to the breastbone is a common cause of chest pain, as are rib fractures.

Finally, gently apply pressure from the hip bone on the right side and move up to your rib cage, across your belly, then over and down your left hip bone to create an inverted U. Repeat 10 times.

Keeping your rib cage over your pelvis will promote core engagement and better posture, Mack says. Avoid pointing your rib cage up to the ceiling, as this could stress your low back. Bonus for ...