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Stretching—especially as you get older—is crucial. When you don’t do so regularly, your muscles shorten and tighten, which doesn’t just affect your mobility, but it also can put you at risk for joint ...

Exercise. Strengthening your core and stretching the body is key. “Five exercises that can help improve your posture are ...

When it comes to stretching, it's easy to focus on the larger muscles of the legs: the hamstrings, hips, quads—even the glutes. But the calves? They don't get enough attention. Calves can be a bit ...

If you've ever run, jumped or been told you have good posture, you have your hip flexor muscles to thank. On the other end, muscle pain and immobility issues are also often connected to problems ...

If you do want a stretch, cross your arms in front of your body, then pull your arms back behind you as far as possible. At ...

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, ...

Discover the one hidden muscle that could be causing your hip and back pain, and learn how to ease it with simple stretches.

Depending on the cause, physical therapy, massage, stretching, yoga, relaxation, heat, or other therapies may help release chronically tight muscles. Various factors can cause chronically tight or ...

Medically reviewed by Raynetta Samuels, PT, DPT, CLT Stretching improves muscle flexibility and overall mobility, which are ...

What most of us commonly refer to as the “backside of our body” actually has an anatomical name: the posterior chain. While the posterior chain runs from your neck down to your ankles, the focus is ...

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