Cardio and strength training are an important part of any workout plan, but recovery is essential — and stretching is too often the first thing we let slide. "You should be doing mobility exercises ...

Take just 7 minutes to cool down your body and calm your mind. This full-body stretch routine helps reduce muscle soreness, ...

You stretch, you sweat, you push your limits — and finishing a workout feels great. But what happens next matters even more.

I'm as guilty as they come. With seconds left on the timer, I power through the last few difficult reps of a group fitness class, and then immediately walk out of the studio — totally skipping the ...

For many people of a certain age, high school gym class began with reaching for their toes. Then, over the years, we were told it was better to stretch after exercise. It turns out, both those things ...

LOS ANGELES "Well, the thing is people will do their workout," says fitness expert Michael Carson. "They workout very hard and when they're done they don't stretch at all." Which is why Carson says ...

If you’re someone who trains hard, you probably already know that recovery is just as crucial as the workout itself. But to get out the tight kinks and relieve sore muscles, there is a debate about ...

I’ve got a confession to make: Despite knowing exactly how important recovery is (I spend like, 80 percent of my time writing about it), I rarely actually do it. I prioritize squeezing workouts into ...

Some weeks, after tough Monday and Tuesday workout sessions, you might feel like you either need a day off or might not be at 100% to do the next workout as written. Here is an option that enables you ...

That pre-workout stretching routine you learned in high school gym class might be sabotaging your performance more than helping it. For decades, fitness culture has promoted stretching myths that ...