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 ...

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.

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 ...

Full-body stretching is a great way to become more flexible, increase mobility, and decrease pain. While there are a variety of moves that can help address certain issues (like lower back pain), a ...

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...

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 ...

Sometimes, there’s no better feeling than taking the weight off your feet after a long day—whether that’s sitting down to scroll your phone after your 9-5 or catching up on your favorite shows on the ...

Hip pain can be incredibly uncomfortable and distracting, with causes ranging from tight muscles to osteoarthritis, a joint condition. Some exercises and stretches for hip pain may be just as helpful, ...

You know that you’re supposed to stretch. But sometimes, whether you’re late for an appointment or too tired after a long day, stretching is the first thing you skip on your training to-do list.