Mobility, Flexibility and Stretching

Whenever you make a movement, there are two groups of muscles. One set of muscles, referred to as protagonistic muscles, are the muscles that actually facilitate the movement. The other set of muscles, referred to as antagonistic muscles, are the muscles that resist...

Range of Motion

Range of Motion is a term normally used in weightlifting and biomedical contexts. It represents the measurement of the maximum distance that can be covered between the flexed and extended positions of any muscle group or a particular joint. (A joint is the place where...

The Benefits of Being Flexible

Flexibility is defined at a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion.  Any athlete can tell you that it is important to have a full range of movement, and most of them can tell you how serious it is to stretch every day and before and after every...
Spinning Your Way to Fitness

Spinning Your Way to Fitness

Do you find getting on the stationary bike for a workout to be somewhat of a drag sometimes? I mean you sit and pedal, not all that exciting is it? Oh sure, you can change the difficulty so you have to pedal harder, and you may be able to glimpse a nearby video...