The importance of fitness increases as you age. Workouts for men over 50 should include aerobic exercise, strength training, balance exercises, and stretching.

Stretching can help people of all ages maintain flexibility and mobility. Physical therapist Dr. Gregory Minnis recommends foam rollers, slant boards, and stretching straps to help you safely complete ...

The majority of adults spend a lot of time hunched over. We hunch over our computers. We hunch over our phones. We hunch over our steering wheels. While it may feel comfortable in the moment, the body ...

Move over CrossFit, yoga and Peloton. Stretching sessions are the hot revival fitness fad. Studios like StretchLab, Stretch Zone, Lymbr and Stretch’d are popping up in strip malls and street corners, ...

Taking a moment to slow down your body and quiet your mind through stretching can be a beneficial step to add to your bedtime routine, movement experts say. "Throughout the day, we accumulate tension ...

October is National Physical Therapy Month, when the American Physical Therapy Association recognizes tens of thousands of physical therapists as dedicated health care providers, and physical ...

For years, conventional wisdom in fitness culture has promoted the belief that stretching to become more flexible leads to better movement and injury prevention. But what if I told you that the road ...

If you’re someone who trains hard, you probably already know that recovery is just as crucial as the workout itself. But to get out the tight kinks and relieve sore muscles, there is a debate about ...

For decades, stretching has been seen as a pillar of fitness routines, a non-negotiable warm-up ritual and a sign of discipline among athletes and casual gym-goers alike. But recent insights challenge ...

For many, stretching is the fitness equivalent of awkward small talk. It's the opening act, the thing you tolerate because you know it will be over soon. Others have challenged the practice, ...

The assisted stretching trend is more popular than ever. Stretching is an important part of “recovery,” or healing the body after exercise. We got professionally stretched to report on what it’s like, ...