Flexibility can decline as people get older, especially if they don’t stay active. Even athletes can have problems with flexibility if they make endurance, speed or strength their focus. It’s easy to gain or keep flexibility with stretching and using...
Stretching is good for your body. It can help you feel more relaxed or more energetic, and it can increase your range of motion over time. It also helps prevent injury because your muscles are warmed up and ready to...
Stretching is important for everyone, but it has some special benefits for athletes. They usually include it in their daily workout routines whether they are preparing for a big event or just maintaining their skills. Stretching Reduces Recovery Time After...
A lot of people know the importance of stretching after a workout at the gym or at home. However, you can get a lot of benefits from stretching every day even if you don’t have exercise on the schedule. Relaxes...
Stretching is good for you. It helps relieve sore and stiff muscles, increases range of motion and improves flexibility. Do it wrong, and you might not get the results you want. Here are some tips to help you get the...
Stretching can make you feel good. It relaxes tight and stiff muscles, and it can get rid of aches from tired muscles. However, it’s easier than you might think to hurt yourself stretching. Not Warming Up Get out of bed...
You have suffered an injury, which is finally healing. You want to speed up the recovery process to get back to your normal routine. While the doctor hasn’t released you to exercise, they did say you could begin some light...
Stretching. It's one of those things we all know we need to do more. Yet we convince ourselves that it isn't really worth the hassle. That there's just not enough time in the day. We're all busy people. Time is...
Sports are a major cause of injury among professional athletes and other players. An injury can have short-term and long-term consequences, taking away the fun of the sport and the health benefits of exercise. While it's not always possible to...
Want to know a dark not-so-secret? Tissue release, myofascial release, foam rolling…whatever you want to call it – can be incredibly uncomfortable. When a muscle is really knotted up and tight, the last thing you want to do is apply...