To flutter your legs or not — that's the question I've always had when it comes to my favorite stretch, the butterfly. Most of my fitness teachers love the move, too — but about 50 percent of them ...
Doing the splits isn't just a fun party trick — it also increases your flexibility which can stave off injury and improve ...
Do you have tight hips? If you suffer from low back pain, glute pain, knee pain, or neck pain and tightness, the culprit might actually be your hips. This is because our hip flexors (a group of ...
The hip joint bears a lot of our body weight during movement and sitting all day puts pressure on the area, too. This static position causes the muscles to tighten, which can lead to discomfort that ...
You’re at the gym doing your usual pre-workout warmup. You reach down to touch your toes to stretch your hamstrings, you pull your foot to your butt to stretch your quads, and you sit down into a ...
A fitness trainer explains how to do the figure four squat, which combines the best stretch and a staple glute-sculpting move all in one. If I can sneak a stretch into whatever I’m doing, I’m thrilled ...