Understanding the difference between dynamic and static stretching is essential for improving muscle elasticity and preventing injury. Discover targeted stretches for tight hamstrings and learn how to safely relieve a stiff neck or heel cord tension.
Serving tennis ball after tennis ball, sitting at a computer for long hours or carrying around a heavy backpack can cause the rhomboids – the shoulder blade muscles located on your upper back – to become tight and painful.
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Improving flexibility and range of motion can be as important to your overall fitness as strengthening your muscles; flexible muscles are more agile and less prone to injury.
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The ability to kick your leg high in the air is a must if you practice dance, cheerleading or gymnastics. Often more challenging than they look, high kicks require you to balance on one leg while the other is extended gracefully into the air as high as possible.
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