Neck and shoulder aches halfway through a sedentary workday may signal that your shoulder blades are part of the problem. Research shows that limited shoulder blade mobility is closely associated with ...

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Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Skipping a post-workout stretch probably won’t hurt ...

Jenessa Connor is a writer with experience writing health, fitness, and nutrition topics for publications, websites, companies, and experts in wellness spaces. Why this matters: Most people know they ...

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. Some fitness experts recommend stretching before a workout, ...