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10 Reasons to Stretch

Posted on September 16, 2010

Forget what you’ve always assumed about stretching — that it’s a waste of time, that women are naturally more flexible than men, that it’s just a warm-up and not “real exercise.” Trainer Bob Cooley’s book, The Genius of Flexibility, gives you 10 good reasons to get flex.

3 Exercises for Reducing Stress

Posted on August 26, 2010

Relaxed, deep breathing is the key to breaking free of stressed-out feelings and can help to reduce chronic muscle pain. Try these three methods — for beginners to more advanced practitioners. From Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints, by Rob DeStefano, D.C., Bryan Kelly, M.D., and Joseph Hooper