That’s where low-intensity movement like stretching is useful, helping to reap the benefits of exercise without overdoing it. While we tend to think of the benefits of increased blood flow to ...
Flexibility is an underrated aspect of fitness, especially since we tend to lose some of our mobility as we get older—how many of the older folks in your life can comfortably reach overhead? But ...
Writer Alice Porter has been down to an assisted stretching studio to see what benefits can come out of getting someone else to stretch you out. Apparently, yes, as professional stretching studios ...
Could allowing yourself to be gently stretched by someone else, without making any effort of your own, give you some of the more important benefits ... called ‘passive stretching’ to the ...
The key to creating a consistent stretching routine is knowing what type of stretches to do (and when) to maximise the benefits. Plus, it’s helpful to understand why stretching is so beneficial ...