Stretching before and after exercise can help improve your performance, reduce muscle soreness, and prevent injury with the right timing and technique.

Start standing. Slowly bend left knee to bring left heel behind you to glute as you swing your right arm forward and left arm back (as if you are running). You should feel your left hamstring engage.

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For years, I’ve struggled to find the right set of dynamic stretches to practice before my workouts. Even after doing moves like walking lunges and butt kicks, I would feel stiff on the run, instead ...

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If you’re a runner, you may warm up with some dynamic hamstring stretches and reward your glutes and quads with a little foam rolling action when you’re done. But how often are you stretching your hip ...