No matter what type of physical activity you do, it's important to make sure you spend time stretching your muscles and working on your mobility. Holding long, static stretches will help improve your ...

As a health journalist, I’ve heard repeatedly from experts (trainers, physical therapists, even doctors…) about the benefits of stretching. Stretching is important for flexibility and having a good ...

You know your bad habits are catching up to you when your body starts sending you signals — and lately, my creaky joints are speaking up loud and clear. My body is clearly fed up with long hours ...

Many moons ago, I remember learning about the benefits of stretching at school. At the time, I was on the girls’ soccer team and our coach would make us stretch out our hamstrings, hips, and quads ...

I have a confession to make. And I’m going to need all of my former ballet teachers and indoor cycling students to sit down and take a deep breath. lead flexologist at StretchLab Cherry Hills, an ...

There are two things I know to be true. One, I love a challenge. (Perhaps you remember my daily plank practice?) And two, I hate failing. When the opportunity to partake in a flexibility challenge ...

Stretching is my new favorite fitness activity, and I'm not alone. Stretching studios are populating the suburban landscape across the United States, as many Americans struggle with maintaining ...

Even though I started this stretching challenge with the idea of finding out whether I could become more flexible, I have to admit that I was kind of secretly hoping it would not work. After all, if ...

Everyone who exercises regularly is aware they should warm up prior to jumping into their workout. But should the warm-up include stretching? The common belief is that stretching makes you more ...

It’s that time of year: Our snow boots and shovel have a permanent home propped by the door, on the ready to help us dig out from a winter storm. It may be a common task added to our to-do list during ...

I think I was in college when I first noticed the white lines zigzagging across my ass. It was the middle of my senior year, right after my first bout of moderate depression, when I’d numbed myself ...