Tag: stretching

Stylist’s Kayleigh Dray can barely cross her legs without grunting. Here’s what happened when she gave the 3-week yoga challenge a go. Confession time: while I love the idea of yoga (who doesn’t want to be more zen and bendy, eh?), I’ve always hated the reality. And that’s largely because I’m so very bad at

A new University of Saskatchewan (USask) study has found that stretching is superior to brisk walking for reducing blood pressure in people with high blood pressure or who are at risk of developing elevated blood pressure levels. Walking has long been the prescription of choice for physicians trying to help their patients bring down their

There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the value – or lack thereof – of muscle stretching to accelerate recovery after exercise. “Stretching clears out your lactic acid,” and other similar claims abound. Is any of this true? Sort of. First, it is important to understand the difference between stretching for recovery and