Static stretching alone can impair your reflexes and increase your risk for injury, but here’s how and when it can be used to your benefit. So we jumped on the phone with lead study author David Behm, ...

Numerous studies have shown that static stretching compromise a muscle’s ability to produce strength either isometric or isokinetic, and dynamic stretching, on the other hand, may improve muscle ...

Flexibility is a common component of recommended exercise for people of all ages, and new research suggests that people who are more flexible may live longer. The study used 20 joint movements ...

1 Department of PG Studies and Research in Physical Education and Sports, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India 2 Research Scholar, Mangalore University, Mangalore, Karnataka, India ...

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 ...

A few weeks ago, I went to the gym after a long hiatus. Things had been busy at home and it had been a while since I had gotten a good workout in. I was so glad to be ...

(Reuters Health) - It's a common and persistent myth that static stretching improves running performance and decreases the risk of injuries, researchers say. Instead, an active warm-up can help with ...

Everyone knows the secret to a safer, more effective workout: several minutes of stretching beforehand, to get the blood flowing and make muscles limber, right? Think again. Many experts have cooled ...

You’re at the gym doing your usual pre-workout warmup. You reach down to touch your toes to stretch your hamstrings, you pull your foot to your butt to stretch your quads, and you sit down into a ...

If your fitness routine includes a pre-workout stretch, you may be spinning your wheels — or worse, hurting yourself. Many of us were taught that it's important to stretch before running or exercising ...

For more than a decade now, study after study on the impact of stretching on athletic performance has concluded that the benefits, at best, are minimal and likely more psychological than physiological ...