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With the holidays in full swing, you’re likely finding yourself with little time and lots of stress. But taking a few minutes out of your day to connect with your breath and body may be just what you ...

When your nervous system is on high alert, it signals to your body that your muscles shouldn’t relax, so you can’t sink into ...

When a move is called the World’s Greatest Stretch, it really has to produce the goods, so it’s fortunate that the World’s Greatest Stretch really is one that everyone should be doing, because it ...

Even though I started this stretching challenge with the idea of finding out whether I could become more flexible, I have to admit that I was kind of secretly hoping it would not work. After all, if ...

At first, I had a good thing going: every evening, I would head to my (home) office, where my exercise bike lives. I would ride the bike, then do my stretching. This worked pretty well the first week: ...

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

Stretch therapy can help increase your muscle flexibility over time and have a protective effect if performed consistently. It’s beneficial for anyone at any age, but make sure to use proper technique ...

Aging may affect a person’s mobility, and routine stretching can play an important role in healthy aging and quality of life. As a person grows older, motions such as getting out of a chair or walking ...

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 ...