Short, gentle yoga sequences are becoming the new secret tool for recovery — and this one works fast when your muscles feel ...

Being a little aggressive on a leg day is easy to do without realizing it until the following day. Your legs, butt and lower back may continue to feel it for the second day after pushing it too hard.

At one point or another, we’ve all experienced the unexpected, intense pain of a muscle cramp. Muscle cramps, also known as muscle spasms or charley horses, are the involuntary contraction of muscle ...

A foam roller, which is much cheaper than a massage gun, can provide self-message benefits while alleviating muscle pain, improving range of motion and relaxing the nervous system. Certain foam roller ...

DOMS generally shows up 24 to 48 hours after an intense workout, according to Jordan Metzl, M.D., a sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. And Callaghan ...

It doesn’t matter how long you’ve run or how fit you are, exercise-induced delayed onset muscle soreness (DOMS) can happen to us all. Some aches and pains are the cost of playing the game. Exercise, ...

A hot tub or a sauna after a hard workout can be amazing. But is it as healthy as it feels? By Emma Yasinski After a hard workout, soaking in a hot tub or sitting in a steam room can be transcendent.

The best way to avoid common problems like runner’s knee is to strengthen the muscles that support this important joint.

There’s a point in every marathon training cycle where you go from “everything is fine,” to “omg my [insert lower body part here].” While injuries are certainly possible, often this lower-body tension ...

There are several potential benefits to reducing your carb intake, including weight loss and improved heart health, according to The Nutrition Source. But the shift to a low-carb diet can cause some ...