Everyone loves a good stretch. The practice feels good because the act of stretching activates a network of relaxing and calming nerves and increases blood flow to one's muscles. Stretching also ...

Benefits: This stretch is great for engaging your posterior chain muscles (the muscles on the back of your body), as well as the core and shoulder muscles. “Another great one for improving your spinal ...

Cool-down stretches lengthen your muscles, boosting your flexibility and reducing your risk of injury. I know this, yet I still end up skipping them at the end of my run or gym session. To change this ...

Improving hand endurance is essential for several activities, whether it be playing a musical instrument or participating in ...

Engrained in us since middle school sports is the need a stretch before and after every workout. The days when your basketball team would circle up mid-court for a series full-body stretches, held for ...

If your arms are feeling tense after a day on the laptop, try these three forearm stretches so you can find some relief. Most of us spend a good amount of the day typing on a laptop. We frequently ...

An initial StretchLab session includes an assessment for mobility, activation, posture and symmetry, called MAPS. During a MAPS assessment, the client performs three deep squats, with arms raised ...

The hips don’t lie — and neither do the hip flexors. Tight muscles make daily life more difficult, and sedentary jobs exacerbate the challenges. While we inevitably lose flexibility as we age, we can ...

The extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) is a muscle in your forearm that works in conjunction with the other muscles and tendons in your arm to help move your wrist and hand. It is in the same ...