How to stretch on an airplane without looking like a crazy person

No need to atrophy in that economy seat

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I know I should stay moving during flights. I know it's no good for my health to be sitting for long periods of time. (Sitting is the new smoking, after all.) I also know scary things like deep-vein thrombosis are very real risks when flying, too. Nothing is more unnatural than being crammed into an economy seat for hours on end.

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