Flexibility is an important component of physical fitness and it is the capacity to move painlessly through a range of motion. How quickly can you reach for an object? Or how far can you bend to touch ...

Flexibility training, or stretching, is the often forgotten component of fitness and should be an integral part of everyone's training programme. It is frequently neglected in favour of carrying out ...

Stretching isn't enough. You need flexibility training to grow stronger and more powerful while reducing your chance of being sidelined. For proof, let's go inside the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of ...

Flexibility requires you to do certain exercises if you want to stay mobile as you age. Even if you're naturally flexible, maintaining it becomes more challenging as you age. You may be surprised to ...

Believe it or not, stretching is one of the most controversial subjects in exercise and sport. For many years, experts, would-be experts, athletes, and coaches have disagreed about many aspects of ...

1 Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, Manchester Metropolitan University, Crewe and Alsager Faculty, Hassal Road, Alsager ST7 2HL, UK 2 University of Nottingham Centre for Sports Medicine, ...

There’s no question about it — to pull off complex power moves, like the kind you see from breaking star B-Boy Victor Montalvo, you have to be flexible. Flexibility comes from consistent stretching, ...

When it comes to achieving your workout goals, knowing what you should be doing can sometimes feel like a total minefield. This is especially true when you try and get your head around certain ...

Flexibility and mobility are important because they affect joints and the surrounding muscles, tendons, and ligaments — and the way the body moves. Soldiers need give-and-take between joint ...

What do you do to stay fit? Skip rope, run or perform yoga? We all have our own preferences when it comes to staying fit. Some like to take a walk in the open air, while others like to sweat it out in ...