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

Over the decades, we’ve had numerous interesting warm-up theories that no longer stand up to the research on injury ...

You’ve seen it in every fitness class, sports movie, and gym session. People touching their toes, pulling their arms across their chests, and lunging side to side before their workout begins. Static ...

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 new wave of research is showing what the old gym myths about stretching got wrong—and what you really need to do to reap ...

Many people see stretching as an essential part of any exercise or workout regime. It helps us increase our flexibility and our range of movement. Many of us also stretch to loosen up before ...

Over the past 20 years, static muscle stretching has gotten a bad rap. Once considered an essential part of any sport or exercise warm-up, static stretching has now been removed from the picture ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Athletes with lingering post-injury hamstring stiffness may improve hamstring flexibility more through static leg extension and hold stretches, rather than leg stretch ...