Gentle stretching in the evening helps release physical tension, calm the nervous system, and prepare the body for sleep.

“Even five minutes of stretching before bed can be powerful,” says yoga teacher Veronique Ory. And when you stretch every night, your nervous system begins to recognize it as a cue that the day is ...

Like most fitness activities, stretching requires a certain amount of discipline and willpower. It's not an activity that happens by accident, so an intentional effort must be made to create an ...

Discover micro-stretching, a gentle yet powerful practice for modern life. This technique, involving minimal effort and short ...

When it comes to priorities at workout time, if anything gets the shaft when considering the amount of time to dedicate to cardio, strength training and stretching, it’s often stretching that doesn’t ...

"Breathe," "stretch" and "relax" are fitness terms generally used within a mind-body class setting (yoga, Pilates, etc.). They may creep into the vernacular of an avid runner from time to time. I'd ...

Stretching is popular in fitness programs, athletic preparations and injury rehabilitation and beneficial for several muscle conditions. It is known to lessen stress, relieve headaches and backaches, ...

Tiger Woods won the 2008 U.S. Open on a broken leg. But it’s tissue on the bottom of the foot that has him sleeping in a boot. Woods withdrew from this week’s Hero World Challenge due to a bout with ...