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 ...
A new wave of research is showing what the old gym myths about stretching got wrong—and what you really need to do to reap its benefits.
I'll be the first to admit that I used to skip any sort of pre-workout stretch. But it turns out, I was seriously missing out. Dynamic stretching before a sweat sesh is key for optimizing performance, ...
Many moons ago, I remember learning about the benefits of stretching at school. At the time, I was on the girls’ soccer team and our coach would make us stretch out our hamstrings, hips, and quads ...
(CNN) — As you head into the gym, you likely already have a workout plan in mind. Maybe you’re taking a light jog on the treadmill, or you’re working on some bicep curls on arm’s day. To get the most ...
Once you put in a few hours in the gym or finally take the final step in a miles-long run, it’s very easy to want to head straight to the showers rather than stretching. But not taking the time to ...
Medically reviewed by Mallory Christopherson DC, FMT, CSCS Exercise is one of the best ways to relieve hip pain.Certain ...
Located in the buttocks at the back of the hip, the glutes are famously the largest muscle in the body. If you’re squatting and lunging, you’re building your glutes. But if you don’t take time to ...