Active Aging is weekly series that provides wellness tips and creative living ideas for the active aging lifestyle. Maintaining flexibility is an important part of a healthy, active aging lifestyle.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — For many of us, stretching is just as important–if not more–than the planned exercises themselves. Madeline Ball is the district manager at Portland’s Stretch Lab. She joined ...

Q: Can you offer some good stretching tips for seniors who are staying home during the pandemic? I've gotten so stiff and achy in recent years that I have a hard time doing basic activities like ...

If you want to include stretching as part of your exercise routine, make sure you do it safely and effectively using proper technique. Stretching incorrectly can actually do more harm than good! Use ...

Now, I know better: that break time should really be spent stretching. "It's using time while you're resting to get energy for your next exercise—you might as well be stretching, because you're every ...

Everyone who exercises regularly is aware they should warm up prior to jumping into their workout. But should the warm-up include stretching? The common belief is that stretching makes you more ...

POLITELY. OF COURSE. WELL, SOME MORE SNOW THIS WEEK. SETTING THE STAGE FOR SOME GREAT SKIING AND SNOWBOARDING CONDITIONS BEFORE YOU HIT THE SLOPES. EXPERTS SAY THAT YOU SHOULD BE STRETCHING, AS ...

Dear Savvy Senior: Can you offer some good stretching tips for seniors who are staying home during the pandemic? I’ve gotten so stiff and achy in recent years that I have a hard time doing basic ...

If you're looking for stretching tips to incorporate more stretching into your fitness regimen, hear why one trainer says to work it in throughout your workout. If you ever happen to spy on me as I ...