Are you one of those who just gets on the treadmill and starts running? Do you feel that stretching takes up unnecessary time and that there’s no point to it as you feel fine after a workout anyway?

Tired of feeling stiff, sore, or tight? Stretching — a type of exercise that improves flexibility and mobility by lengthening your muscles, via extension or movement — may help. In fact, stretching is ...

New research published today in the Journal of Physiology shows that 12 weeks of easy-to-administer passive stretching helps improve blood flow by making it easier for your arteries to dilate and ...

Whether you’re tight from your last workout or from sitting at a desk all day, here’s an idea for you: Do some leg stretches. Why? They’ll help you decrease that pesky, stiff-feeling discomfort and ...

EL DORADO — Two locations in El Dorado now have walk-and-read installations called “storywalks,” featuring books for children to read as they exercise. Located at the South Arkansas Arboretum and at ...