The Art of Healing

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Flexibility is one of the foundational pillars to your exercise routine. Whether you're a professional athlete or someone just seeking to improve your fitness level, stretching and mobility work is an important component. Improving your flexibility a

Woman's Own

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Feeling stiff? You’re not alone – 62%* of Brits struggle with walking, while 25%* have had their social life impacted from joint pain. Want a solution without popping pills? Yoga can be an easy way to help improve flexibility, as it takes your joints

Men's Fitness UK

1 min. di lettura

Stretch the muscles you aren’t using – say, your hamstrings if you’re bench-pressing. It won’t affect your set, but it will aid overall flexibility and blood flow. Try ‘active’ rest, such as performing a few press-ups during a squat session, to kee

Popular Science

5 min. di lettura

For some people, touching toes feels like pulling a muscle. Wikimedia Commons As a middle schooler, one of my life goals was the Presidential Fitness Award—an accolade given to those who passed a series of gym-class tests that included doing a number

Healthy Food Guide

1 min. di lettura

Yoga is a great way to start an exercise program, and you can perform it at various levels of intensity. Stretching helps improve flexibility and strength, while yoga also zones in on breathing and relaxation through meditation. Yoga, like other fo

Woman & Home Feel Good You

1 min. di lettura

Sami A Tertar is a London-based personal trainer, and strength and conditioning coach. It may not be the most exciting part of working out, but flexibility work is just as important to your fitness routine as any cardio or strength training. “Stretch

Women's Health Australia

2 min. di lettura

Real talk. The only warm-up mistake you can make is not doing one. (Guilty. Sometimes.) But if you’re looking to build muscle, boost your range of motion, and start your workouts on the right foot, crank out a dynamic warm-up first. This type of pre-

Yoga Journal

7 min. di lettura

Yoga creates fitness, there’s no doubt about it—even if yogis themselves sometimes quibble over the semantics. One yogi argues that a fitness-oriented approach undermines yoga’s spiritual foundations. Another counters that physical practice is a must

Woman's Weekly

1 min. di lettura

This improves your bone density, and keeps the muscles surrounding your joints strong. High-impact exercises can make things worse, so try activities such as cycling or swimming. Wear protective pads or braces on any injured or painful joint. Do diff

Trail Run

7 min. di lettura

TR: HOW MUCH DO YOU BELIEVE IN MIXING UP TRAINING OR DO YOU LIKE THE FAMILIARITY OF CONSTANT ROUTINE? BD: I believe in both consistent routine and then variety within that structure depending on the event coming up. For example, doing a long run, a

Oxygen

3 min. di lettura

Your skeleton works wonderfully when everything is aligned, but as you go through life, your muscles develop and grow based on your habitual movement patterns, which often lead to imbalances. People try to correct these by working on flexibility — pa

Australian Men's Fitness

1 min. di lettura

Stretch the muscles you aren’t using – say, your hamstrings if you’re bench-pressing. It won’t affect your set, but it will aid overall flexibility and blood flow. Try ‘active’ rest, such as performing a few press-ups during a squat session, to kee

Men's Health Australia

1 min. di lettura

High-intensity exercise causes micro-trauma to your muscle fibres, which can leave your joints crying out for some relief. However, aggressive stretching after a tough session can cause more damage. Keep it light to ensure that your muscles stay rela

POPSUGAR

2 min. di lettura

Recently, I found myself googling "how to do a split" while simultaneously complaining about my stiff knees (a side effect of not moving around while working from home). Even at that moment, it felt ridiculous. Clearly, my priorities aren't adding up

Women's Fitness

1 min. di lettura

Low-intensity activity will increase your heart rate, sending nutrient-rich blood flowing to tired muscles. ‘Active recovery is loosely defined as low-intensity exercise following a more strenuous workout,’ explains Morrison. ‘Examples include cardio

Popular Science

3 min. di lettura

Flexibility can get you hurt if you don't strengthen your muscles. Pexels Yoga class is all about poses, from the basics, like bridge, chair, and cow pose, up to complicated headstands and one-armed, twisting backbends. Expert practitioners can seem

Best Self Magazine

4 min. di lettura

Meet the Bendable Body Team and discover True Flexibility Training in the video above. Scroll down to see a video created for you to self-stretch at home or anywhere. ______________________________________ The first time Sita Hagenburg heard about f

Woman & Home Feel Good You

3 min. di lettura

Being fit and healthy isn’t just about how many miles we can run or how many kilograms we can lift, it also comes down to our flexibility and range of motion. ‘Stretching plays a crucial role in our overall health, fitness and function, and it’s vita

Woman & Home Feel Good You

1 min. di lettura

As we age we become more prone to harming ourselves during exercise. Here’s how you can work out without pain. Warm up: ‘Increasing the blood flow to your muscles gives them full range of movement,’ says osteopath Anisha Joshi. Use heat: It increases

Ski Magazine

2 min. di lettura

Because skiing is the greatest sport there ever was, we don’t want you to miss a single day this season due to injury. So here’s a quick public service announcement: Your biggest risk of injury on the hill is linked to your overall fitness. Injuries

Men's Fitness South Africa

2 min. di lettura

FLEXIBILITY IS ABOUT more than just touching your toes. Rather, it’s the ability to control your entire range of motion, whether you’re loading a squat or holding the yoga warrior pose. Having great flexibility is one of the most important building b

New Idea

2 min. di lettura

Make no mistake: flexibility isn’t just for the young and athletic. Everybody, regardless of age, can benefit from being more supple, day to day. “Flexibility allows you to move your joints and muscles through their full range of movement comfortabl

Woman's Day Magazine NZ

1 min. di lettura

We all know yoga can help with flexibility, strength and balance, but there are plenty of other ways the practice can improve your mind and body. Yoga teacher and wellbeing coach Shavita Kotak shares some extra benefits you mightn’t have realised. In

Liz Earle Wellbeing

4 min. di lettura

Why should we stretch? Surely just doing a bit more movement is fine when it comes to overall fitness and wellbeing? While expert opinion is divided as to the importance of stretching for enhanced performance, there’s no doubt it helps to build and m

True Love

4 min. di lettura

THE TEST: One-repetition maximum What is it? A straightforward, one-push test in which you try to shift as much weight as possible in one go. Joanna Berggren, co-founder and personal trainer at Nordic Balance (www. nordicbalance.co.uk), believes it

Women's Fitness

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Did you know that an incredible 25 per cent of all the bones in your body are found below your ankle? No, we didn’t either! It’s just one reason that it’s so important to take care of your feet – especially if you’re a runner. Despite carrying us thr

Women's Fitness

5 min. di lettura

Yoga may be best known for winding down and stretching out but that doesn’t mean it isn’t a super-effective workout. In fact, thanks to its combined effect on body and mind, yoga offers myriad benefits that help you get in shape. Research shows that

Better Homes and Gardens Australia

1 min. di lettura

How you breathe helps you maintain strength and flexibility in a pose. ▪ DEVELOP AWARE NESS Sit and pay attention to your breath. Physically feel it without trying to change it. ▪ DON’T HOLD YOUR BREATH This can cause you to lose focus. If your breat

Woman's Day

1 min. di lettura

We all know yoga can help with flexibility, strength and balance, but there are plenty of other ways the practice can improve your mind and body. Yoga teacher and wellbeing coach Shavita Kotak shares some extra benefits you mightn’t have realised. I

MAXIM New Zealand

3 min. di lettura

Many lifters, especially the bullet-proof 20-somethings, associate any sort of stretching with skinny-fat cardio junkies or the patchouli-scented yoga scene, limiting them to the occasional biceps stretch in front of the mirror after a gruelling set