Jumping straight into a gym workout without warming up can leave your body feeling stiff, tight, and more prone to injury.

When you’re gearing up for a run or workout, your warm-up might be an afterthought. You may even skip a pre-run routine altogether so that you can get straight to your effort. However, running coaches ...

Static stretching before workouts feels right—but according to U.S. physical therapy experts, it may be quietly sabotaging ...

Warming up before physical activity has been around as long as people have engaged in organized sports and exercise. It has been reported that the athletes in ancient Greece and Rome would perform ...

A growing trend says that a 15-minute ritual before training might be the make-or-break moment of your whole session.

If you tend to make a beeline for the treadmill the moment you set foot in the gym, regardless of what your session looks like, you definitely aren’t the only one. For many, it’s a habit forged from ...

Stretching is widely considered one of the cornerstones of physical well-being. Whether you’re warming up before a workout or winding down after a long day, stretching has long been associated with ...

A new study published in the Journal of Sport and Health Science suggests that elevating muscle temperatures during a warm-up before exercising may be the most important factor for boosting speed and ...

After Scottie Scheffler’s dominant victory at the Open Championship last week, a lot of golfers — myself included — have been trying to figure out how to steal a bit of his magic. While most of us ...

Could Philippides Have Been Saved? According to legend, the messenger died after running 40 kilometers to announce news of the Battle of Marathon in 490 BC. What if he had followed current health ...

You arrive at the gym and find yourself at a familiar crossroads: Turn this way for the weight room, or that way for the cardio deck. You planned to do both—but which should you do first? Does it even ...