Flexibility
5 Reasons Why You Should Improve Your Ankle Mobility
An improvement in ankle mobility is commonly associated with a decreased injury risk. However, there are various performance aspects which can be...
Improve Your Hip Mobility to Sprint Faster
Hip mobility drills are important tools for sprinting athletes. Sprinting is an important skill for many athletes. Mobility, or the ability to move a...
Is Yoga Safe For Everyone?
A new study from the University of Alabama at Birmingham is the first large-scale examination of yoga-related injuries. The findings? Yoga is relatively safe overall, but injuries are significantly more [...]
The 5-Minute Stretching Routine Used by Rob Gronkowski and His Brothers
Yes, we all want to build strength and size. It’s the primary reason why most of us lift weights. But though hitting the weights will always be the meat and [...]
Can Static Stretching Improve Performance?
There are plenty of topics in the training world that carry strong opposing views. One of those is pre-training static stretching; athletes should AVOID...
9 Exercises That Improve Spinal Health
Back pain can be debilitating to the point that you're unable to do anything, let alone participate in sports. At some point in our lives, we'll be hit...
Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert Started Their Friday With Yoga and ‘Pokémon GO’
What's your perfect Friday morning? For Kyrie Irving and Iman Shumpert, it might involve Pokémon Go and yoga. The Cleveland Cavaliers teammates posted their early morning antics on Instagram. To [...]
This Type of Stretching Will Screw Up Your Workout
Gone are the days of holding stretches before performing a workout or playing your sport. Research has shown that static stretching can decrease the amount of force a muscle can [...]
This Stretch Highlights the Freakish Flexibility of U.S. Olympic Gymnast Madison Kocian
U.S. Olympic Gymnast Madison Kocian has had a great Rio Olympics. She has a team gold in the Gymnastics All Around and a silver in the Uneven Bars. Flexibility is [...]
You Probably Have Weak Hips. Here’s What That Means and How To Fix It
Hips are one of the most ambiguous terms in athletic performance. Tight hips, loose hips, strong hips, weak hips—these phrases get tossed around ridiculously often in the world of sports [...]