People touching their toes, pulling their arms across their chests, and lunging side to side before their workout begins. Static stretching before exercise has become such an ingrained ritual that ...

Sounds simple. Why all the confusion? Different studies over the years have either encouraged or discouraged stretching before exercise. Behm says that partly because some studies didn't reflect ...

Static stretching before a workout has long been used to loosen tight muscles, prevent injury, and enhance physical performance. And, in more recent years, foam rollers have joined ranks with more ...

Performing dynamic stretches before your workout makes for a good warmup, and engaging in a few after your workout helps return your body to its resting state (rather than just stopping cold after ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Shawn Arent, director of the Center for Health and Human Performance at Rutgers University, explains why you shouldn't stretch before you start your workout.

Most people think that stretching before you exercise is good for you, hoping it will help avoid injury and even improve performance. But is there any scientific research to back up these claims?

Stretching before a workout can give you a temporary boost to your flexibility that lasts through the workout. This stage is where foam rolling and dynamic stretching can come in. Foam rolling can ...

Department of Physiology, McGill University Centre for Clinical Epidemiology and Community Studies Lady Davis Institute for Medical Research SMBD-Jewish General Hospital Montreal, Quebec H3T 1E2, ...

But while this stretching routine involved a mix of dynamic and static stretches, my back and shoulders found a lot of relief ...

She suggests considering your warmup as part of your workout, not an unnecessary add-on. While the perfect set of stretches before a run can vary per person and workout, five minutes of performing ...

Repeat one or two times before switching sides. Why it works: This mobility exercise uses rotation to enhance shoulder range of motion and reduce compensatory tension. If you’ve been stretching ...