Work out with bad knees with this advice from Steve Edwards and Trevor Thieme, focusing on working the knees without doing impact exercises. The Short Answer: “Bad knees” is a broad term, but in general, the more you can work your knees without jarring them, the stronger they will become and […]
Flexibility & Stretching
21 posts
These eight ways to prevent muscle soreness, from Kara Wahlgren, include stretching, foam rolling, and eating for recovery. Sore muscles keep us from getting the most out of our next workouts so it is important to know what causes them and how to recover quickly. Aching after a brutal workout? […]
These 5 tips to help you avoid muscle soreness will get you past today’s workout and get you ready for your next workout. The key to success with any program is consistency and following the schedule. If you are too sore to work out, you won’t be consistent and won’t […]
Yoga can make you a better athlete by improving recovery, mobility, and body awareness – syncing body and mind (proprioception). As keenly aware of how important yoga is for my running, it remains my weak link and something that I have to force myself to do. The post from Page Grossman […]
Everything that you wanted to know about Pilates to get you up to speed is in this post from Meagan Morris. It seems like Pilates is everywhere these days, and we need to know why everyone is so excited about it. You can also do Track Pilates from Autumn Calabrese […]
The difference between mobility and flexibility is mobility is the movability of a joint, while flexibility is the elasticity of a muscle. Both are important and both are necessary not only for activities, but as we age. Scroll down to read this excellent explanation of both from K. Aleisha Fetters, […]
You can kick-start your recovery with these 8 cooldown exercises that hasten your recovery and lessen your muscle soreness. It is easy to finish your workout and get right back into what you need to do to get on with your day. But taking the time to do these cooldown […]
The importance of taking a rest day can’t be overstated. It allows the body to recover and restore, and is an integral part of our training. We live in a world that stresses work and productivity, but if you scroll down, you will learn why taking a rest day “is […]
Avoiding common workout mistakes is easier if you follow the advice from Stephanie Romine and Julie Stewart in their post in the BODi Blog. They asked six fitness and nutrition experts for their tips to avoid some of the most common workout mistakes and you can learn what they found […]
These 9 stretches to relieve lower back pain and hip pain are yoga poses for anyone who has ever felt a twinge of back pain. This is Sarah Stevenson’s second blog post after she saw how helpful her first blog post, “9 Yoga Poses for Lower Back Pain” was. These […]
Active recovery is engaging in non-strenuous movements such as walking, active stretching, yoga, and light cycling to increase blood flow and warm the muscles, helping reduce blood lactate. To learn more about the benefits of active recovery, scroll down to read this article from Stepfanie Romine. When it comes to […]
Walking lunges for lower-body muscle, strength, and stability inspire dread among gym goers for one simple reason: They’re hard. Scroll down to read this post by Jenessa Connor, CPT from the BODi Blog to find out why fitness pros love them and how they get results. “I always enjoy the […]
You can unlock hip flexibility and strength with the lizard pose or Utthan Pristhasana in Sanskrit, a challenging posture that opens your hips. Scroll down to read this excellent post from Mattie Schuler for those of us who spend too much time sitting, What Is Lizard Pose? Lizard pose is a […]
These 5 simple ways to increase your flexibility can help to improve mobility by decreasing muscle tension and increasing blood flow to your muscles. Scroll down to read the flexibility post from Brit Yeager in The BODi Blog. Stretching can help to improve flexibility and mobility by decreasing muscle tension, increasing blood flow to […]
Do sore muscles mean that you did a good workout? In a word, no. There’s no evidence to suggest any link between soreness and workout quality. Find out why in this BODi Blog post from Lauren Bedosky. When you’re a fitness junkie, sore muscles may feel like a badge of honor. […]
Rest days and active recovery days, while they’re similar, rest is a component of recovery in the same way REM is a part of sleep—they’re not the same thing at all. Scroll down to read the rest of this post by Jon Luman from the Beachbody On Demand Blog. “You don’t […]
Stretching is underrated. Sure, it may not torch calories or build muscle — but a good stretch can benefit your fitness routine in so many ways. Stretching can improve mobility and flexibility, prepare your muscles for exercise, help with recovery after a workout, and reduce your risk of injury. And […]
From the Team Beachbody Newsletter Back in Paleolithic times, stress and its associated hormone release was an important survival tool. Things like adrenaline gave us the juice we needed to dodge a famished cheetah, while cortisol helped out should that cheetah decide to pursue us for a long, long time. […]
By Kara Wahlgren – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter Aching after a brutal workout? Delayed-onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can make you feel the burn while your muscles recover and rebuild. But, if you take the right steps after your workout, you can go hard without paying the price. Here are […]
By Dr. Mark Cheng, L.Ac., Ph.D., Sr RKC, FMS faculty – from the Team Beachbody Newsletter One of the biggest obstacles for a new fitness enthusiast to overcome is the soreness that comes with using muscles that haven’t been used in decades. During infancy, we’re learning to fire muscles all […]
So many people tend to look at stretching with dread. But as Tony Horton says in his P90X Yoga X disc, he does the things he can do at his age, not because of pull-ups but because of yoga. He knows that gaining flexibility is an important key […]