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Lower Body Stretches

You should stretch both before and after your workout and make sure your muscles are warm (i.e., stretch after you warm up). Following are some common stretches for your lower body including your quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves and hips.

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Benefits of Flexibility Training

Flexibility is a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion. Flexibility training (stretching) helps balance muscle groups that might be overused during exercise or physical activity or as a result of bad posture.

Friday February 27th, 2009 in , , , , | 1 Comment »

Which Pilates is Which

While Pilates was undoubtedly a man ahead of his time, the science of exercise has evolved throughout subsequent decades

Do’s and Don’ts about buying exercise equipment

The right home exercise equipment can add variety, convenience and consistency to your workouts. But too often, after you’ve purchased a piece of equipment, you realize you’ve made a mistake.

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