Julia Ries Wexler is a writer focusing on all things health and wellness. She has over 10 years of experience in health journalism, and though she has written about pretty much every health topic ...

Stretching before and after exercise can help improve your performance, reduce muscle soreness, and prevent injury with the ...

In today’s fast-paced world, finding simple and effective ways to maintain our health is more important than ever. One such method, often overlooked, is the practice of stretching. Stretching your ...

A recent study, published in the Journal of Musculoskeletal Disorders and Treatment, shows the benefits of adding stretching ...

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, ...

Unless you practice yoga regularly, it can be easy to neglect stretching as a part of your regular workout routine. Sure, you know you should take at least a few minutes to do it daily — or at the ...

Stretching is popular in fitness programs, athletic preparations and injury rehabilitation and beneficial for several muscle conditions. It is known to lessen stress, relieve headaches and backaches, ...

The average exerciser generally doesn’t do enough stretching, joining plenty of others who tend to devote more of their exercise time to burning calories or getting stronger. While it is true that ...