Fresh out of a leg-day workout? Heavy squats and deadlifts can leave you feeling so badass, but they'll probably also make you pay big time when the muscle soreness hits later. That's where leg ...

When your legs are tight from a tough workout or sitting all day long, a few good stretches can rejuvenate and wake up your entire lower body. With this one-stop shop for lower-body stretches, you can ...

While you might be tempted to just hop on the treadmill or dive right into your lower body strength training routine, it’s always a good idea to take a few minutes to stretch your legs first. If you ...

The stretches for glutes that help take the edge off of a really intense leg day. Here, pros walk us through the ones to know now. Whether you kickbox, spin, or do scrambled eggs on a Megaformer, ...

There are tons of different stretching exercises—you can stretch the whole body, or just focus on specific areas like the legs or hips. There are also static and dynamic stretches. The choice between ...

Whether you’re tight from your last workout or from sitting at a desk all day, here’s an idea for you: Do some leg stretches. Why? They’ll help you decrease that pesky, stiff-feeling discomfort and ...

The calf muscles run from the back of the knee to about halfway down the lower leg. Learning how to effectively stretch the calf muscles can help reduce tightness, soreness, and pain in these muscles.

The glute bridge exercise engages your glute, thigh, and core muscles. Doing it differently every time keeps it fun and helps you work multiple muscles. Pressing through the toes and heels, and using ...

The sciatic nerve is the longest nerve in the body that extends from the lower back all the way down the back of the leg, explains Rohan Desai, M.D., an orthopedic spine surgeon with the New York ...