If you engage in any sort of athletic endeavor, you know that any stretching you do tends to emphasize the lower body, if you even stretch at all. It makes sense: Your hamstrings, quads, and calves ...

Prolonged desk work can lead to musculoskeletal problems ranging from continual pain to injuries. This month, we launched a six-part series showing you how to stretch and strengthen your body to ...

CHEST DAY ENTHUSIASTS, we see you. Bench presses, dumbbell flies, and pushup variations can be some of the most rewarding movements in a training split—there's nothing like a good chest pump at the ...

From push-ups to the bench press, our expert shares the easiest ways to build your chest muscles and benefit the rest of your ...

One of the biggest benefits of the knee-to-chest stretch is that it alleviates lower back pain. By gently pulling the knees ...

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 ...

Unfortunately, pain and injury can be a few downsides of an active lifestyle. A combination of genetics and incomplete cool-downs have led me to some pretty severe back issues over the years, and I ...

Deb Hipp is a freelance health and medical writer and editor who lives in Kansas City, Missouri. She is a former investigative reporter with more than 25 years of experience as a journalist and writer ...

Imagine trying to break the unhealthy cycle of a sedentary lifestyle by getting active, only to encounter the first obstacle: lower back pain. Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints ...

1. Stand in a doorway. Cross one leg over the other leg. 2. Reach toward the side with the leg that’s in front. 3. Push onto the doorway. Hold for between 10 and 30 seconds. Then, switch legs to ...