Cracking your neck isn't necessarily "good" or "bad"—it depends on how you do it. Popping sounds that occur when you move a certain way or cracking when you apply gentle pressure to your neck is ...

Julia Ries Wexler is a writer for Outside Magazine, National Geographic, SELF Magazine, The Cut, Condé Nast Traveler, among other national media outlets. You can check out some of her work (and ...