WHEN COACH LUCY DOUGALL asked the class to write down our gymnastics goals, I was at a loss. “Do what they’re doing?” I thought to myself, as I watched girls in sparkly leotards flip and tumble on a ...

Maureen Mackowiak slides her body across the floor at a Fit Wahine class held at The Movement Center in Kaimuki. “It’s like being a kid again,” says Yumi Kawai, who works out with a hula hoop. “This ...

Gymnastics is my favorite category of events during the Summer Olympic Games. I marvel at the incredible strength of the athletes, and I'm amazed at how an activity so physically demanding becomes ...

Once reserved for warm ups and cool downs, stretching sessions are now the main event. In the depths of a shopping centre in east London, a glassy fitness studio glows with orange lights. Inside, rows ...

Maybe your junior high gym class gave you the idea that before you workout, you need to stretch. Touching your toes might help prevent injury, you might have heard, or help you run as fast as you ...