A yoga instructor shares 12 fundamental stretches you can do every day to move and feel better.

Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six warm-up stretches for runners to prevent injury and feel your best.

David Huie, 27, a doctor of physical therapy, demonstrates the dynamic stretch for the back and hips, swinging the leg from left to right in a smooth motion, inside the Krupa Center at Cleveland ...

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, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you’re tight from your last workout or from sitting at a desk all day, here’s an idea for you: Do some leg stretches. Why?

You laced up your sneakers (or put on barre socks), had your pre-workout snack and are ready to dive headfirst into your workout. We admire your motivation. However, experts stress it’s vital to ...

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.

Stretching before a workout doesn’t have to be boring. If you’re eager to get your heart rate up and your body moving, try starting off with dynamic warm-up exercises that offer both immediate and ...

Static stretches can be passive or active. Active static stretches involve working a muscle while using other muscles to hold the stretch, Houlin said, such as lifting a leg in front of you using leg ...

If you hate stretching before exercising, you’re certainly not alone. It can be boring and it may seem like a waste of time. However, static stretching doesn’t improve performance or prevent injury ...

Have you been told that static stretching is bad and doesn't prevent injuries? Most of us have been coached to avoid stretching altogether. We either don’t stretch at all before a workout, or use ...