Samira Mustafaeva, founder of stretching class SM Stretching, believes that the straight leg hamstring stretch is the best hamstring stretch of all. When we’re stretching, we tend to target our own ...

I'm as guilty as they come. With seconds left on the timer, I power through the last few difficult reps of a group fitness class, and then immediately walk out of the studio — totally skipping the ...

Snack on this 10-minute lunch break stretch class, and you'll return to your desk feeling a little more limber and a little less stressed. The average American worker has about 35 minutes to eat lunch ...

After walking my dog in the morning, walking to the subway, and walking up and down multiple flights of steps, I'm thrilled to sit down for a full day's work. But when I stand back up at the end of ...

On a recent Friday evening, Julie Chittick, a dance instructor from Feet First Dance in Phoenixville, placed several candles in the middle of a studio and asked her adult participants to space ...

The Class: The Yoga Movement’s Deep Stretch class works your body without you even knowing it, teaching you how to repair your yogi muscles and, of course, find your center. The Appeal: This class is ...

Is it the next Pilates? Can it make you taller? Our columnist booked a session. By Marisa Meltzer Resolving to get in shape in the new year is an exhausting cliché, as is the fact that no one sticks ...

to kind of warm my body up and start the day. Two in the middle of the class, to just have that little extra, like, let's break it open and push forward. And then three at the end, where I can do my ...

Historically, the use of stretch bands has been a more common practice in group-training environments. Individual exercisers typically gravitate toward free weights and strength machines for their ...