Have you been told that static stretching is bad and doesn't prevent injuries? Most of us have been coached to avoid stretching altogether. We either don’t stretch at all before a workout, or use ...

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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 ...

You know how when you're a kid, you wake up in the morning and do the pterodactyl stretch? The one where you starfish on the bed and shriek like a pterodactyl? And you know how you never really ...

Move over CrossFit, yoga and Peloton. Stretching sessions are the hot revival fitness fad. Studios like StretchLab, Stretch Zone, Lymbr and Stretch’d are popping up in strip malls and street corners, ...

Professional sprinters sometimes spend an hour warming up for a race that lasts about 10 seconds. In fact, it’s common for many athletes to perform dynamic stretches in their warmup and static ...

As we age, our bodies undergo significant changes that impact mobility, strength, and overall health. While staying active and eating well are often the cornerstones of healthy aging, one ...

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You do static stretches at the end of a workout by holding each stretch for a period of time. Static stretches differ from the active stretches you might do before you start exercising, and they have ...