by Mens Health | Dec 7, 2022 | Fitness, Workouts
Stretching is an important part of defending your body against injuries. It shouldn’t be an option, include a stretch session in every workout to make sure your body stays nimble and injury-free. Head-To-Knee Stretch This move stretches the hamstrings and back....
by Mens Health | Mar 5, 2018 | Fitness
If you feel sharp pain in your heel, you may have plantar fasciitis, an overuse injury common among runners, says Dr. Michael Skovdal Rathleff, of Denmark’s Aalborg University. To treat the ailment, the common advice was to stretch the painful tendon and rethink what...
by Mens Health | Nov 17, 2016 | Fitness
Like most guys, I hated stretching. Why waste time sitting around when I could cram in more lifting? It hurt to learn that I was wrong—throbbed like hell, actually. I hurt my hip doing a leg workout and going running the same day, and had to shut down. I called Doug...
by Mens Health | Oct 23, 2016 | Fitness
Three smart ways to cap off your workout. If weightlifting is the fast track to fat loss – and most experts agree that it is – then why do so many guys in the gym have a gut? “Too many of them focus on beefing up body parts instead of working as many...
by Mens Health | Mar 10, 2016 | Fitness
These six simple moves will guarantee you flexibility for life You know why guys hate stretching? Because it’s all about subtlety. Stretching doesn’t give you bigger biceps, popping pecs or amazing abs. It has multiple benefits, though, like reducing injury and...
