Running with stiff, tight muscles is not only hard, but it can also set you up for injury if you make it a habit. So doing a few running stretches regularly to maintain or improve your flexibility and ...

Similar to what you should eat before and after a run, or what type of recovery strategies can improve performance, ...

People serious about exercise often stretch before and after running or vigorous exercise. This practice is designed to prevent muscular injury and cramping. Animals who run to stay alive, like ...

Here are some simple steps you can take to prep for a race.

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Remember when your high school gym teacher made everyone touch their toes before running laps? Turns out, they might have been leading you astray all along. That pre-workout stretching ritual you’ve ...

For many people of a certain age, high school gym class began with reaching for their toes. Then, over the years, we were told it was better to stretch after exercise. It turns out, both those things ...

That pre-workout stretching routine you learned in high school gym class might be sabotaging your performance more than helping it. For decades, fitness culture has promoted stretching myths that ...

Three weeks out from Grandma’s Marathon, Brigette Williams of Living Balanced shared some stretches for before and after your run. Before you hit the road, start to warm-up your hamstrings and hip ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - It makes no difference if you stretch or not before a run, because stretching won't affect your risk of injury, according to a study. "There is a lot of controversy about ...