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Active Recovery
Active Recovery
The best ways to cool down after your workout, according to professional stretchers
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 17, 2019
Active Recovery
I'm a professional stretcher and this is the one thing I'd never, ever do to muscles
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 13, 2019
Active Recovery
These hip-opening "gate" stretches are key to mobility in your workouts
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 12, 2019
Active Recovery
The wearable metric you should always check before leaving the gym
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Dec 11, 2019
Active Recovery
How to decompress your spine using a foam roller, according to a Pilates pro
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 10, 2019
Active Recovery
If you've been foam rolling, here's why you should try "rocking"
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 08, 2019
Active Recovery
8 of the best products to help melt away lower back pain
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Dec 05, 2019
Yoga Moves
Here's why core stretches are so important if you're a plank queen
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Dec 02, 2019
Active Recovery
This combo of stretching and foam rolling is all you need to have liquid legs
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Nov 26, 2019
Active Recovery
5 speedy ways to perform myofascial release on the tightest parts of your body
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 24, 2019
Active Recovery
The 5 Best Stretches To Practice After a Day Spent Hunched Over Your Computer
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Nov 23, 2019
Active Recovery
I'm a massage therapist, and this is the one at-home move that relieves a sore back stat
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 21, 2019
Active Recovery
3 feels-so-good exercises that’ll decompress your spine for a happy back
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Nov 20, 2019
Active Recovery
When you're feeling sore, these are the best workouts to do
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 20, 2019
Active Recovery
This is the least amount of time you should hold a stretch in order for it to be effective
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 19, 2019
Active Recovery
This on-the-go foam roller water bottle keeps your recovery drink cold and your muscles loose
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Nov 19, 2019
Active Recovery
Ankle stability exercises that will get you solidly on your feet for any workout
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 18, 2019
Active Recovery
How to put together a recovery toolkit to nip knee pain in the bud
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 14, 2019
Active Recovery
"Stretching intervals" are the easiest way to sneak stretches into any workout
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Nov 11, 2019
Active Recovery
Straddle flexibility is the spine-elongating, hip flexor-opening strength you need
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Nov 09, 2019
Active Recovery
How to pick the right recovery tool to work out your specific soreness
By
Zoe Weiner
•
Nov 04, 2019
Active Recovery
How to create the perfect weekly workout formula, according to Charlee Atkins
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Nov 03, 2019
Active Recovery
The best thing you can do for your spine is just hang
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Nov 01, 2019
Active Recovery
Unleash the power of 'live weights' with a no-muscle-left-behind Tidal Tank workout
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Oct 29, 2019
Active Recovery
The most common things we do each day that can throw our body alignment off
By
Lindsay Tigar
•
Oct 29, 2019
Active Recovery
Orthopedic surgeons explain how to prevent the 4 most common shoulder injuries
By
Erin Bunch
•
Oct 27, 2019
Active Recovery
Your triceps are the largest muscle in your arm—here’s how to stretch ’em
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 26, 2019
Active Recovery
3 ways to improve your knee stability to move better in your day-to-day life
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 24, 2019
Active Recovery
I found the most effective stress ball *ever* for just $9
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Oct 21, 2019
Fitness Tips
How To Strengthen Your Lower Back and Ensure Good Posture for Life
By
Emily Laurence
•
Oct 19, 2019
Active Recovery
Let's stop believing the myth that all good workouts end in soreness
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Oct 18, 2019
Active Recovery
How to marry strength training and yoga so you can be stretchy-strong
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Oct 15, 2019
Active Recovery
Why a stellar workout one day might be lackluster the next
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Oct 11, 2019
Active Recovery
How being too flexible can throw your fitness routine out of whack
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 11, 2019
Active Recovery
Ankle mobility exercises will soothe your aching feet
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Oct 09, 2019
Active Recovery
Try this easygoing (and effective!) way to relieve aching hip flexors and inner thighs
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 09, 2019
Active Recovery
Getting injured in Hawaii was actually the best thing to happen to my vacation
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 07, 2019
Active Recovery
The 'Triple S' is the fastest way to correct your posture
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Oct 07, 2019
Active Recovery
The McKenzie Method for stretching will have your back and neck thanking you forever
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Oct 05, 2019
Active Recovery
Forget 10,000 steps: Recovery is the next thing you'll be tracking non-stop
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 04, 2019
Active Recovery
This running coach swears by an oldie-but-goldie recovery routine to amp up her rest days
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Oct 01, 2019
Active Recovery
This 4-minute resistance band workout tones your whole body—no shower required
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Oct 01, 2019
Active Recovery
These head-to-toe doorway stretches are the next best thing to a full-body massage
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Oct 01, 2019
Active Recovery
Low-impact 'triplets' offer stress relief on your most taxing days
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 27, 2019
Active Recovery
These 3 'T-spine' stretches are the key to perfect posture
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Sep 24, 2019
Active Recovery
How lousy mobility leads to hidden weaknesses in your body
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 23, 2019
Active Recovery
We found the lazy girl's alternative to foam rolling, and it has our muscles saying "ahhh!"
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Sep 22, 2019
Active Recovery
Can a -210 degree cryotherapy sesh really help muscle soreness? I tried it to find out
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 20, 2019
Active Recovery
‘I’m a dancer, and these are the 3 no-no-no’s of stretching your hamstrings’
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 19, 2019
Active Recovery
The grown-up version of 'Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes' stretches the tightest muscles in your body
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 18, 2019
Active Recovery
I worked out in CBD-laced leggings—and boy, do I have some feels
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Sep 17, 2019
Active Recovery
Real talk: Taking a break from working out can do wonders for your body
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Sep 16, 2019
Active Recovery
3 back extension exercises that whisk away the effects of sitting at a desk all day
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Sep 14, 2019
Active Recovery
Yep, you can mimic Swedish or deep tissue massages with just a ball
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Sep 13, 2019
Active Recovery
WTF is trigger point therapy and how can it help your bod feel better?
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Sep 03, 2019
Active Recovery
I tried 20 different fitness classes in a month, and it taught me an important lesson
By
Hilary Sheinbaum
•
Aug 27, 2019
Self-Care Tips
Do you know the difference between "good" and "bad" stress? Here's why it's important
By Well+Good Editors
•
Aug 21, 2019
Active Recovery
This 8-minute routine for morning stretches will wake you up instantly
By
Erin Magner
•
Aug 14, 2019
Active Recovery
The common reason your feet hurt from the second you wake up
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Aug 12, 2019
Active Recovery
Woke up with a stiff neck? These 4 pro-approved stretches should help loosen it up
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Aug 06, 2019
Yoga Moves
Shimmy on into 'legs up the wall' yoga pose for the restorative break your body (and mind) craves
By
Jessica Migala
•
Aug 03, 2019
Active Recovery
5 of the best recovery drinks to fuel your sweat sessions
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Jul 31, 2019
Yoga Moves
7 quick cool down exercises that are just as important as your warmup
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Jul 28, 2019
Active Recovery
Fitness tech is becoming laser targeted towards recovery
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Jul 23, 2019
Active Recovery
The best IT band exercises to help you avoid injury
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Jul 23, 2019
Active Recovery
Why Megan Rapinoe's workout recovery takes place underwater
By
Emily Laurence
•
Jul 21, 2019
Active Recovery
We found an essential oil blend that will melt away *all* of your muscle tension
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Jul 14, 2019
Active Recovery
5 minutes of low impact aerobics is one of the best warm ups *ever*
By
Kells McPhillips
•
Jul 12, 2019
Active Recovery
Hear me out: The best full-body stretch routine I've ever tried came from a clown
By
Rachel Lapidos
•
Jul 02, 2019
Active Recovery
How to make foam rolling feel just like a full-body massage
By
Rebecca Norris
•
Jul 01, 2019
Active Recovery
This 12-Move Dynamic Stretching Routine Will Open You Up From Head To Toe
By
Rebecca Norris
•
Jun 19, 2019
Active Recovery
The foam rolling technique an orthopedic surgeon swears by for hip pain
By
Tehrene Firman
•
Jun 17, 2019
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