Sounds a lot better than hours of cardio, right? If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s easy to hone in on workouts that burn as many calories as possible. For many people, this means cardio, cardio, ...

Advice about the value of flexibility training often falls on deaf ears, mostly because it is seen as one of the less important components of fitness. This is a sentiment I completely understand. If I ...

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The hips don’t lie — and neither do the hip flexors. Tight muscles make daily life more difficult, and sedentary jobs exacerbate the challenges. While we inevitably lose flexibility as we age, we can ...

It's difficult to fit proper exercise into our daily routines. Between work and personal obligations, managing to reach the gym has become reason to celebrate. Leading a life without physical activity ...

UCSF is enrolling participants in a one-year study of the health benefits of yoga and stretching among overweight adults with metabolic syndrome, after a 10-week pilot study yielded promising results.

Jamelah McGill, the creator of Mind Over Impulse Fitness, shared tips on how stretching can help relieve stress, especially heading into the weekend. McGill emphasized the importance of stretching for ...

Maintaining flexibility is an important part of a healthy, active aging lifestyle. Bone density and muscle mass naturally decline over time, leading to taking shorter steps, hunching, and fractures.

Stretching isn’t just something to close out the end of a workout. It’s vital to maintaining flexibility, preventing injuries and supporting your long-term mobility. It can make or break how much ...