Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Whether you’re tight from your last workout or from sitting at a desk all day, here’s an idea for you: Do some leg stretches. Why?

New research published today in the Journal of Physiology shows that 12 weeks of easy-to-administer passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for your arteries to dilate and ...

A solid warmup sets you up for a solid workout. After five minutes of light cardio on the treadmill, elliptical, or rowing machine, these three moves prep your lower body for lunging, jumping, and all ...

Touching your toes. The standing quad hold. The overhead tricep stretch. These are the static positions our high school gym teachers taught us to warm up with before engaging in any physical activity.

Lengthen before you strengthen. We continue this core-training series with the second of four basic stretches to prepare the body for strengthening. This exercise, excerpted from “Core Performance ...

LAKEWOOD, Ohio - News flash (not): I don't stretch enough. Neither, almost certainly, do you. Unless you're a yogi. Now I see I'm further behind than I thought. Turns out, given my high level of ...

When it comes to avoiding sore muscles in your legs and staying flexible, stretching is key. Local fitness expert Rhonda Murphy shows us a few ways to keep loose in your Workout Wednesday. Leg ...

Karen Voight can be reached at kvoightla@aol.com. When stretching your legs, a sturdy chair, bench or low wall can be of great assistance. It can make you feel more secure, balanced and comfortable so ...

Podiatrists previously put us on to a clever and affordable foot stretching tool that effectively reduces pain associated with conditions like plantar fasciitis and tendinitis. Since then, this device ...