Static stretching is when you hold a stretching position for 30 to 60 seconds without moving. Static stretches are best for post-exercise while dynamic stretches should be done as a warm-up.

Stretching is often a quick fix for shoulder stiffness. To address the root cause, here are four targeted exercises that not only provide relief but restore function.

Many moons ago, I remember learning about the benefits of stretching at school. At the time, I was on the girls’ soccer team and our coach would make us stretch out our hamstrings, hips, and quads ...

Odds are, you're skipping out on crucial hip-opening stretches for a few butt kicks, hamstring stretches, and arm swings. Here's the thing: Half-assed stretching doesn't just make you bad at ...

because you’re manoeuvring yourself into those stretching positions and you’re applying more tension in the muscles. So, people who are disabled, very elderly or unable to do much physical ...

Objectives: To evaluate if a stretch regimen consisting of three 30 second stretches would alter joint position sense (JPS). Methods: A blinded, randomised, cross over design with a washout time of 24 ...

According to Dr. Fata-Chan, when it comes to alleviating tight hip flexors and improving hop flexor mobility, the first step isn’t just stretching, “it’s addressing the position of your ...

Years ago, many teams encouraged pitchers to perform the sleeper stretch — a position in which you lie on your side and use your top arm to push the bottom arm into internal rotation — to ...