Stretching and Flexibility Exercises

Should you stretch? How should you stretch? Here are guidelines.

Use this stretching routine for an easy stretch of your walking muscles, either after an easy warm-up or as a separate stretching activity.

Good stretching routine for walkers.  From your About Guide.

Loosen up with these routines.  From your About Guide.

Developing core strength can help you maintain good walking posture. This gear can help you with core workouts.

Simple exercises can give you the right posture and help loosen up your shoulders and neck - look thinner, feel great. From your About Guide.

A review of medical studies finds no evidence that stretching prevents muscle pulls and other sports injuries.

A metastudy questions whether stretching improves sports performance and finds that a regular stretching program may help, but stretching right beforehand may decrease performance.

Learn how to properly and effectively stretch your shoulders.

How to stretch your shoulders.

Sports massage for walkers. What are the benefits of sports massage and where can you find sports massage therapists?

Stretching does not appear to reduce sports injuries, but does it have other benefits? From your About Guide to Sports Medicine.

Flexibility drills take your limbs and joints through a full range of motion, getting them ready to work smoothly through your walk at any speed. From Dave McGovern.