Some Olympic fans watching the Paris Games may be inspired by, or even coveting the talents of, these athletes, wishing you too could bend this way and that without a wince. Regardless of the odds of ...

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Towel stretching involves using a towel to assist in various stretches, providing support and resistance. This technique ...

Protecting the lower back from injury is always top of mind for someone with my background. I don't recall how many times I've tweaked the large muscles supporting the lumbar spine, but I'd guess it's ...

Flexibility is a common component of recommended exercise for people of all ages, and new research suggests that people who are more flexible may live longer. The study used 20 joint movements ...

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Adapt, pivot, innovate. These traits are often associated with great leaders, entrepreneurs, and inventors—not bumblebees, rats, ravens, rhesus macaques, and chimpanzees (to name just a few). There is ...

You might think flexibility is something you're born with -- you either have it or you don't. While your flexibility level does have ties to genetics (we can't all be contortionists), you might be ...

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