Editor’s Note: Subscribe to CNN’s Fitness, But Better newsletter. Sign up for our newsletter series to ease into a healthy routine, backed by experts. One benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic is that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. There have been several studies that have compared the benefits of assisted stretching to unassisted stretching. A pilot study on ...

How often do you stretch?Cassie Murphy, a Flexologist at StretchLab in Wellesley, says whatever your answer, it's probably not enough."A lot of people think like, okay, once a week, once a month, but ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Passive stretching with the help of a therapist—this is what assisted stretching entails. Photo: Getty Images, Nina Ponath;Collage ...

One benefit of the Covid-19 pandemic is that people are focusing more on their health and wellness. And a growing part of this focus involves assisted stretching, an industry that is developing ...

Introducing Stretch Zone, your go-to destination for practitioner-assisted stretching and wellness. As a specialized franchise, Stretch Zone is dedicated to improving flexibility, mobility, and ...

There's another health/wellness/fitness trend catching on in south Louisiana. It's called assisted stretching, and there are now multiple outlets in Baton Rouge, New Orleans and Lafayette devoted to ...

Posted: March 7, 2025 | Last updated: July 10, 2025 I share my favorite stretches that I use before I perform.

YOU SPEND MUCH OF YOUR WORKDAY SITTING DOWN. NOT GREAT FOR FLEXIBILITY, ESPECIALLY AS WE GET OLDER. SO HOW DO WE BREAK OUT OF A LESS SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE? WELL, A LITTLE STRETCHING DOES GO A LONG WAY.

What lies behind “assisted stretching,” what it promises, and what it actually delivers—yoga instructor Nina Ponath wanted to find out. She was curious and tested this special stretching workout. She ...