If you have five or ten spare minutes and one of the best yoga mats or even just a thick blanket and enough floor space, you ...

GREENSBORO, N.C. — If you spend hours sitting at your desk each day, you’re not alone. Health experts say all that sitting could be hurting your heart and even shortening your lifespan. Research shows ...

“Doing the couch stretch – loosening up the quads, hip flexors and piriformis [a muscle running from the lower spine to the ...

Neck stretches, including chin tucks and chin rolls, can help relieve tension and improve mobility in your neck.Completing three or four types of neck stretches each day can improve your neck ...

Long hours spent sitting at a desk are becoming increasingly the “new normal” for many working women, be it in offices, ...

1. Stand in a doorway. Cross one leg over the other leg. 2. Reach toward the side with the leg that’s in front. 3. Push onto ...

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Stretching and breathing go hand in hand. In fact, instead of timing each stretch, hold it for 2-3 breath cycles. Since breathing is the first and last thing we do on this Earth, it makes sense to be ...

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 ...

Does stretching make you weaker? Or is it a good way to warm up? Turns out it depends what you're doing. Should you stretch before a workout? There was a time when stretching felt mandatory, and I ...