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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, ...

While many of us think about stretching as something to do after a run or a strength-training session, lower-impact ...

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 ...

Being bendy is more than a cool party trick -- it can also be a key to healthy aging. You might think flexibility is something you're born with -- you either have it or you don't. Even if you did have ...

Do you remember how gym class started in elementary school? You and your classmates likely would sit in a large circle and stretch the different muscles in your body. Stretching is an important part ...

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.

Wondering how to avoid overstretching? Meet "active stretching," the 3-second tweak that will ensure your muscles stay limber (but not *too* limber). There’s a reason why everyone from Simone Biles to ...

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.