Aging may affect a person’s mobility, and routine stretching can play an important role in healthy aging and quality of life. As a person grows older, motions such as getting out of a chair or walking ...

We all like to joke about our aching, aging bones and the way our bodies set off a symphony of groans when we rise in the morning. And for a lot of us, getting older does, in fact, mean getting, er, ...

If you’re looking for a safe way to get active again but find traditional exercise routines difficult, chair yoga may be the perfect fit.

You wake up with a stiff neck, your lower back aches by noon, and your shoulders feel like they’re carrying the weight of the world. Sound familiar? Here’s the thing — most of your body pain isn’t ...

A variety of factors, including injury, inflammation, and activity, can cause back pain in older adults. Seated stretching is one strategy that may help older adults prevent or manage their back pain.

If you find that muscle stiffness or joint pain prevents you from starting your day on the right foot, developing a morning stretch routine could be what your day is missing. “After a night of ...

Let me hit you with a very controversial health statement: Stretching is just as important, if not more important, than your workout. Okay, that might not seem controversial, but you would think so ...

Jakob Roze, CSCS, is a health writer and high-end personal trainer. He is the founder and CEO of RozeFit, a high-end concierge personal training practice and online blog. Most people will experience ...

We tend to think of stretching as something you do before a workout—or maybe something you should do, but don’t. Yet stretching can be one of the most effective tools for preserving and improving ...

Nearly half of Americans frequently experience stress, according to a recent Gallup poll — and if the condition goes unchecked, it can increase the risk of heart disease, high blood pressure, obesity, ...

From the stretch routines for morning, noon, and night, to the ones that target specific body parts, we've got you covered. Still, it’s easy to ignore stretching in our hyper-optimized world. Does it ...