If you do workouts that engage your lower body, odds are your hamstrings are going to feel tight and sore at some point. To relieve that annoying (and borderline painful!) tension, you should stretch ...

These moves will prep your lower body and help you avoid injury Whether you’re running, biking, or climbing, your workout should always begin with a basic bodyweight warm-up to prime your muscles and ...

Karen Voight can be reached at kvoightla@aol.com. Here are a couple of stretches you can do right after hiking, brisk walking, cycling or whenever your leg and hip muscles feel tight. Doing these ...

It’s no secret that runners need mobility and flexibility, but when it comes to the best stretches for runners, there’s some debate about the best practices. How exactly should runners stretch? And is ...

The stretches for glutes that help take the edge off of a really intense leg day. Here, pros walk us through the ones to know now. Whether you kickbox, spin, or do scrambled eggs on a Megaformer, ...

Stretches that target your calves, tibia muscles, and Achilles tendons may help relieve shin splint pain. Other measures, such as rest, icing, foam rolling, and low impact exercises, can also support ...

As promised — a stretch routine. Last week’s column was about exercises you can do when you are stuck inside. This week’s column is about a stretch routine which can be performed almost anywhere.

THE STATE OF your hamstrings determines more about your body’s condition than you might expect. Tightness in your hamstrings can cause back pain, hip mobility, and even bad posture. “Tight hamstrings ...