If you find that muscle stiffness or joint pain prevents you from starting your day on the right foot, developing a morning stretch routine could be what your day is missing. “After a night of ...

Admit it: you're guilty of skipping cool downs after a workout. I know I certainly am. But taking the time to stretch out properly is well worth it if you want to avoid injury and stay flexible. We ...

If you're feeling tight and sore, your body might need a reset, and this 10-minute mobility routine can help.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Grace Canaan If you live with a cat or dog, you know how frequently they stretch during the day. Humans, however? Not so much. But ...

We tend to think of stretching as something you do before a workout—or maybe something you should do, but don’t. Yet stretching can be one of the most effective tools for preserving and improving ...

Let me hit you with a very controversial health statement: Stretching is just as important, if not more important, than your workout. Okay, that might not seem controversial, but you would think so ...

Summer offers more opportunities to increase physical activity after many of us may have been inactive during winter. If you are eager to return to yard work and other activities, you may be tempted ...

Stretching before and after exercise can help improve your performance, reduce muscle soreness, and prevent injury with the ...

Denise Austin’s thoughtful workouts for women over 50 help people of all fitness levels improve their strength. A part of her recipe for feeling your best? Reaping the many benefits of stretching to ...

Research suggests that evening stretching can help reduce sleep onset time and improve sleep quality. Studies indicate that stretching sessions before bed can reduce muscle stiffness and improve sleep ...

That pre-workout stretching routine you learned in high school gym class might be sabotaging your performance more than helping it. For decades, fitness culture has promoted stretching myths that ...

A variety of factors, including injury, inflammation, and activity, can cause back pain in older adults. Seated stretching is one strategy that may help older adults prevent or manage their back pain.