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.

The assisted stretching trend is more popular than ever. Stretching is an important part of “recovery,” or healing the body after exercise. We got professionally stretched to report on what it’s like, ...

For the first time, an international research team has developed concrete, evidence-based stretching recommendations for practical use. The team was led by Prof. Dr. Dr. Jan Wilke of the University of ...

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 ...

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Stretching relieves stiffness and supports mobility, ...

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 ...

As our muscles perform their duty of flexing or extending joints in our body, they either contract (shorten), or extend (lengthen). Elise mentioned that every muscle in our body performs optimally or ...