To improve flexibility and mobility, athletes and active individuals often rely on several forms of stretching. These involve lengthening or flexing a muscle or tendon to promote enhanced elasticity.

Maintaining flexibility is an important part of a healthy, active aging lifestyle. Bone density and muscle mass naturally decline over time, leading to taking shorter steps, hunching, and fractures.

I’ve always been a huge fan of stretching. As I get older, the need to stretch for at least 20 minutes every day is becoming increasingly crucial to how well I feel and function throughout the day.

The hips don’t lie — and neither do the hip flexors. Tight muscles make daily life more difficult, and sedentary jobs exacerbate the challenges. While we inevitably lose flexibility as we age, we can ...

Research suggests that evening stretching can help reduce sleep onset time and improve sleep quality. Studies indicate that stretching sessions before bed can reduce muscle stiffness and improve sleep ...

If you spend most of your day slouched over a desk, then hi, same! I do my best to get up and move around every hour, but to be honest, tight shoulders are tough to shake off. Fortunately, simple ...

Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. Maintaining flexibility is an important part of a healthy, active aging lifestyle.

Dynamic stretches are movements that people perform at a slower pace than most workouts. Individuals tend to do dynamic stretches to warm up their muscles and prepare for exercise. In recent years, ...

Restricted joints and tight muscles can slow even the fittest people. Stretch therapy is becoming an increasingly common part of physical fitness routines for active St. Louisans looking to better ...