I'm always working on a side quest, from getting certified in an obscure professional trade (airbrush tanning) to developing a new skill (just because I live in Manhattan doesn't mean I can't learn to ...

New York (CNN) — Move over CrossFit, yoga and Peloton. Stretching sessions are the hot revival fitness fad. Studios like StretchLab, Stretch Zone, Lymbr and Stretch’d are popping up in strip malls and ...

For the better part of two decades, I treated flexibility training like the Bloomin' Onion appetizer at Outback Steakhouse. It was often ordered but only experienced the slightest nibble before the ...

On a recent Friday evening, Julie Chittick, a dance instructor from Feet First Dance in Phoenixville, placed several candles in the middle of a studio and asked her adult participants to space ...

Like most fitness activities, stretching requires a certain amount of discipline and willpower. It's not an activity that happens by accident, so an intentional effort must be made to create an ...

Stretching is my new favorite workout. I spent so much time focused on cardiovascular and strength training over the years that I missed the boat on the benefits of a comprehensive stretching program.