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Exercising and stretching your lower back, hamstrings, hips and quads can greatly improve your physical well-being
Flexibility helps with your balance and range of motion, and can protect you from injuries
Both practices are worth exploring and offer amazing health benefits
Focused on stretching and yoga poses, it can increase flexibility and ease back pain
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Pilates can improve muscle tone, flexibility and strength, as well as help you heal from injuries
Having a partner help you stretch can prevent injury and lead to an increased range of motion
Simply contracting certain muscles provides a good stretch to other areas of your body
Relax into this form of stretching while a prop or partner assists you
Regular yoga practice can improve your flexibility and increase — or regain — your range of motion
Strengthen your hip muscles with yoga
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