One of the foremost benefits of stretching is increased and enhanced flexibility of the different muscle groups. It helps ...

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Doing splits is so much more than a cool parlor trick. Indeed, the ability to seamlessly slide into a split is a fantastic feat of flexibility and mobility, which is also why accomplishing the ...

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A new wave of research is showing what the old gym myths about stretching got wrong—and what you really need to do to reap its benefits.

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