Sounds a lot better than hours of cardio, right? If you’re trying to lose weight, it’s easy to hone in on workouts that burn as many calories as possible. For many people, this means cardio, cardio, ...

Stretching regularly improves flexibility, mobility, and posture. Research has also found that stretching reduces anxiety and ...

Benefits: This stretch is great for engaging your posterior chain muscles (the muscles on the back of your body), as well as ...

Desk exercises like leg raises and stretches can help you stay fit if you have a desk job that makes you inactive for most of the day.

Support local journalism. A digital subscription is incredibly affordable and makes you the most informed person around. Click here and subscribe today. Stretching is one of those things that I used ...

We all like to joke about our aching, aging bones and the way our bodies set off a symphony of groans when we rise in the morning. And for a lot of us, getting older does, in fact, mean getting, er, ...

Find out the most effective calf stretch techniques, according to a physical therapist. Plus, what causes tight calves to begin with. If you have tight calves, you know lower-leg pain and movement ...

You might think flexibility is something you're born with -- you either have it or you don't. Even if you did have it, keeping it isn't always easy as you grow older. But while your flexibility level ...

Q: I get 10,000 steps a day four days a week, but it doesn’t keep me from waking up stiff and sore. I’m 63 and need advice on getting more limber. Marion S., Albany, N.Y. A: Waking up stiff is a sign ...

Why should we stretch at all? According to personal trainer Desiree Lethaus, stretching has a range of benefits for the body, including better posture, improved flexibility, and better mobility.