Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Flexibility is an ...

A yoga instructor shares 12 fundamental stretches you can do every day to move and feel better.

Maybe you haven’t touched your toes since high school, or perhaps you glare with disbelief (and a little bit of envy) at the extra-bendy members of your yoga class as they twist their limbs into a ...

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.

If bending over to touch your toes seems like an impossible task, it may be time to start thinking about increasing your flexibility. From breath work to stretching to strengthening, focused effort ...

Do you often feel stiff and tight? Notice frequent aches and pains? There’s probably a good reason. “As we start to get older, we lose fluid and flexibility in our joints and in our muscles,” says ...

Women's Health may earn commission from the links on this page, but we only feature products we believe in. Why Trust Us? You might associate flexibility with hitting a full split or tossing your leg ...

Flexibility doesn’t usually vanish in a dramatic, headline-worthy moment. It slips away quietly, showing up as a tighter back ...