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 ...
There are two things I know to be true. One, I love a challenge. (Perhaps you remember my daily plank practice?) And two, I hate failing. When the opportunity to partake in a flexibility challenge ...
This yoga routine builds flexibility and stretches muscles from head to toe, and it only takes 15 minutes, which makes it the ...
I'm always working on a side quest, from getting certified in an obscure professional trade (airbrush tanning) or developing a new skill (just because I live in Manhattan doesn't mean I can't learn to ...
I'm always working on a side quest, from getting certified in an obscure professional trade (airbrush tanning) to developing a new skill (just because I live in Manhattan doesn't mean I can't learn to ...
During the early part of the pandemic last year, I stopped teaching yoga and didn't do any on my own because I didn't feel inspired to move in that way — doing sun salutations alone in my small ...
For the better part of two decades, I treated flexibility training like the Bloomin' Onion appetizer at Outback Steakhouse. It was often ordered but only experienced the slightest nibble before the ...
I remember every P.E. class in elementary school starting with stretches—toe touches, arm circles, and neck rolls. Most of us were busy rolling our eyes. As an adult who appreciates a good workout, ...
Are your hamstrings tight? Mine too. I can just barely touch my toes, and that’s after some improvement thanks to semi-regular flexibility work. Tight hamstrings can get in the way of movements like ...
Do you suffer from chronic muscle tightness or back stiffness and ever wonder ... why aren’t my stretches working? Perhaps you’ve Googled and YouTubed every stretch under the sun but still - you haven ...