How, when and even whether to stretch before exercising is a hotly debated topic in the running community. New research out of University of Wisconsin-La Crosse finds that passive stretching before a ...

To stretch or not to stretch before a workout? It’s a question exercise circles have debated for decades. A UW-La Crosse study shows some new promise for the importance of stretching — especially for ...

Stop viewing stretching as a separate activity. By integrating these five active, strength-based hip exercises, you are not ...

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Eccentric-only resistance training at long muscle lengths and with a long contraction duration can chronically decrease the passive stiffness of a specific muscle while simultaneously increasing its ...

Inspired by findings from previous stretching studies, I hypothesized that passive muscle stiffness could be decreased by resistance training using a combination of eccentric contractions, long muscle ...

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...