Stretches Archives - Women's Health

The 8 Best Groin Stretches For Anyone Who Sits All Day Long

by Women's Health | Feb 23, 2022 | Fitness | 0 |

When it comes to propelling your body in multiple directions, all while keeping your torso strong...

What Is Delayed Onset Muscle Soreness (aka DOMS) & How Should You Treat It?

by Women's Health | Nov 12, 2021 | Fitness | 0 |

We’ve all been there: walking slightly bent over, the muscles in our legs/core/back/arms...

7 Best Lower Back Stretches To Ease Aches And Pain

by Women’s Health | Jun 19, 2020 | Workouts | 0 |

Eighty percent of people experience lower-back pain at some point. Here are the best stretches to do regularly to help relieve yours. Each one is ahhh-mazing.

These 17 Flexibility Exercises Will Help You Get Bendy

by Women’s Health | May 8, 2020 | Workouts | 0 |

Performing stretches, flexibility exercises, and yoga poses daily can help you relax and improve mobility in joints throughout your body for easier movement.

This Is The Women’s Health Fitness Editor’s Go-To Warm-Up Before Any Workout

by Women’s Health | Apr 9, 2020 | Workouts | 0 |

Skipping your warm-up is never a good idea. But if you’re not sure what you should be doing, give this dynamic sequence a try.

Here’s Exactly How Cover Star Thembi Seete Stays Active On Her Rest Days

by Women’s Health | Mar 24, 2020 | Fitness | 0 |

Here’s exactly how cover star Thembi Seete stretches, so you can incorporate these moves into your weekly workouts too. Go get limber!

This Dynamic Routine Is The Perfect Way To Warm Up Before A Workout

by Women’s Health | Feb 7, 2020 | Fitness | 0 |

So you know it’s good to warm up but you have no idea how to do it properly? This dynamic routine will get you revved up and ready for any workout.

12 Arm Stretches Trainers Swear By To Increase Upper-Body Flexibility

by Women’s Health | Nov 28, 2019 | Fitness | 0 |

These are the best arm stretches to do after upper-body workouts or on their own to increase flexibility and loosen tight muscles, according to trainers.

This Dynamic Warm-Up Will Help You Prep For Your Best Workout Yet

by Women’s Health | Sep 26, 2019 | Fitness | 0 |

Real talk: The only actual warm-up mistake you can make is not doing one at all. But if you’re looking to build muscle, boost your range of motion, and start your workouts off on the right foot (read: ready to m-o-v-e), crank out a dynamic warm-up with these stretches first.

These Are The Stretches You Should Be Doing Before Race Day

by Women’s Health | Apr 19, 2019 | Fitness | 0 |

For those running Two Oceans this weekend here is a quick routine of stretches that you should do the day before to get your body prepped for the race!