Here’s a new idea so simple and efficient you wonder why it hasn’t been around for years: Take rubber stretch cords, attach them to a strong, lightweight base on which you can sit, stand or lie -- and ...

WANT TO LOOK GOOD? Lift some weights and eat healthy. Want to feel good, too? Stretch. “That’s what makes [stretching] vital,” says Mike Boyle, co-founder of Mike Boyle Strength and Conditioning in ...

Nothing beats real weight-lifting for keeping your muscles strong and shapely. But when life’s commitments keep you away from the gym and regular strength workouts, a “pocket gym” can come in handy.

Author Paul Frediani, a certified trainer who’s been in the fitness industry for 40 years, suggests taking up resistance training using elastic bands. The bands have been used as a training method for ...

Stretching at the end of your workout can help boost your flexibility, reduce the risk of injury, and decrease muscle tension in your body. It can even help improve your performance the next time you ...

Why is stretching so important? Just like you train your muscles to strengthen them, you can and should work to improve your muscles’ length and flexibility. That’s part of what will help you move ...