Tag: Stretching
Yoga: Modern research shows a variety of benefits to both body...
Herpreet Thind, UMass Lowell
The popularity of yoga has grown tremendously in the past decade. More than 10% of...
What are muscle knots? An exercise physiologist explains what those tight...
Zachary Gillen, Mississippi State University
Imagine you’ve just completed a tough upper-body workout. Your muscles feel a bit tired,...
Stiff muscles are a counterintuitive superpower of NBA athletes
Philip Anloague, University of Dayton
For most people, the term “stiffness” has negative connotations. When you wake up in the morning complaining of a “stiff...
Why stretching is (still) important for weight loss and exercise
David Prologo, Emory University
There seems to be a lot of confusion regarding the value – or lack thereof – of muscle stretching to accelerate...
Ancient arts are inspiring modern electronics
Shenqiang Ren, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York
After a few decades of electronics developing at a dizzying pace – from personal...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
