We're all guilty of skipping the cool down after a workout. I get it, there's little time in our schedules to set aside for exercise, so it's tempting to jump right back into your to-do list when the ...
Cool-down stretches lengthen your muscles, boosting your flexibility and reducing your risk of injury. I know this, yet I still end up skipping them at the end of my run or gym session. To change this ...
Warm-up exercises are those low-impact exercises that are done for 5-10 minutes before a more intense workout session, which ...
First, a reminder that yoga is about far more than stretching or flexibility, and the physical poses aren’t the end goal.
There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...
For many people of a certain age, high school gym class began with reaching for their toes. Then, over the years, we were told it was better to stretch after exercise. It turns out, both those things ...