While it is important to focus on the main workout, remembering that the body needs proper preparation before intense ...

Get the blood flowing and muscles firing with these six warm-up stretches for runners to prevent injury and feel your best.

(WTAJ) — There’s a simple step that can help prevent injury and improve performance: stretching before physical activity. Whether you’re hitting the gym, the field, or just going for a walk, warming ...

Warming up before physical activity has been around as long as people have engaged in organized sports and exercise. It has been reported that the athletes in ancient Greece and Rome would perform ...

Gym goers often view freehand exercise as an afterthought. These bodyweight moves are either treated as a light warm-up or ...

Walking is an excellent low-risk exercise. In general, it doesn't pose undue stress or pressure on the joints, muscles or bones, and we still obtain its many health benefits. With that said, it’s ...

Welcome to Start TODAY. Sign up for our Start TODAY newsletter to receive daily inspiration sent to your inbox — and join us on Instagram! We all know the importance of stretching. I encourage all of ...

Over the decades, we’ve had numerous interesting warm-up theories that no longer stand up to the research on injury ...

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 ...

If you’re one of those gym goers who jump straight into the heavy stuff, it might be time to rethink your strategy. It turns out that those first few minutes of warm up before the workout aren’t ...

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 ...