When should you stretch? How? Why? These questions are being asked more and more often, as several recent studies have shown that static stretching before exercise doesn’t improve performance or ...

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Pilates is a workout that balances light cardio, stretching, strength training and specialized breathing techniques. Though it was developed nearly 100 years ago during WWI as a way to rehabilitate ...

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Stand with your feet about three to four feet apart. Inhale to interlace your hands behind you, pressing the heels of your palms together in a double fist. As you exhale, fold forward at the hips.

(Sources: Thacker et al. 2004; Safran et al. 1988; Woods, Bishop & Jones 2007; Kerrigan et al. 2001; and Misner et al. 1992.) That is my diplomatic way of saying that stretching after your workout ...

The streak continued with the Pravilo. Despite its appearance, the machine isn’t painful to use at all. In fact, I found it rather pleasant, and could easily imagine using regularly it to develop ...

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 ...