On a recent Friday evening, Julie Chittick, a dance instructor from Feet First Dance in Phoenixville, placed several candles in the middle of a studio and asked her adult participants to space ...

I'm always working on a side quest, from getting certified in an obscure professional trade (airbrush tanning) to developing a new skill (just because I live in Manhattan doesn't mean I can't learn to ...

Amid cycling clubs, HIIT studios, and rowing gyms, a gentler form of group fitness is emerging: the stretch studio. But what exactly goes on in a stretch class, what benefits can (and can’t) one ...

New York (CNN) — 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 ...

Chanting “om” might help ease your aching back, but only if it comes at the end of yoga practice. A new study finds that the physical act of doing yoga — but not its meditative aspect — may help ...

Weekly yoga classes eased pain and improved functioning in some people with chronic lower back pain – but the yoga sessions weren't any better than regular stretching classes, according to a new study ...

Fitness is a huge part of my life. I'm in the gym roughly five days a week, hitting up everything from boot camps to Spin class. Though I've been trying to lift weights more frequently, I've always ...

It’s easy to fall into a workout rut, dreading that date with cold barbells and stale scenery. Stretch & Tone, held at Klyde Warren Park’s Muse Family Performance Pavilion, is the antidote. Infused ...

I love stretching, so I wanted to take things to the next level and see what a professional stretch session could do for me Maria Pasquini is the senior news editor for the human interest vertical at ...

What it is: Stretch Relief NYC, a stretch studio where you can get professionally stretched and attend group stretching classes Who tried it: Maria Pasquini, writer/reporter for People.com Level of ...