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

Stretching is a fixed part of many people’s exercise routines. New research, however, shows that its effects are often ...

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.

One common myth is that stretching lengthens muscles. In reality, muscles are not lengthened by stretching; their elasticity ...

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 ...

It impacts your workout performance more than you’d think. Static stretching before workouts may reduce explosive performance and vertical jump. Experts recommend dynamic warmups like 4-way lunges and ...