Recovery

Think of massage as an indulgence? Perhaps. But it can also be a powerful tool for health and well-being — from easing pain and inflammation to soothing stress and anxiety.

Are you exhausted for days following your workouts? Or are you just too tired to make it to the gym? If so, you may be suffering from adrenal fatigue.

Lengthening your spine, rolling open your shoulders, and alternating between "stretchsitting" and "stacksitting" can help — and even prevent — back pain.

These exercises can help knee mobility and strength.

Improving knee strength and mobility can help alleviate pain and irritation while improving performance and quality of life.

Lower-back pain might get you down, but it doesn't have to take you out. This program can keep you moving to come back stronger than ever.

When an endurance athlete was diagnosed with a rare genetic heart condition, it forced her to change her entire lifestyle — and offered her the opportunity to really listen to her body.

Three moves to improve pelvic-floor strength and prevent dysfunction — for men and women.

Rather than take a few days off, try light-intensity workouts after about 24 hours.

Three drills to loosen up your ankles and their kinetic chain.

There are a lot of misconceptions about self-care. Our experts explain why it matters for all of us — and offer self-care tips.

Here are tools to use at the end of a workout, after an athletic event, or whenever you need to de-stress.

The key to getting stronger, faster, or fitter is giving yourself time to recover properly between workouts. Learn how to leverage your rest days to reach your fitness goals.

How to rebuild lost muscle mass after illness.

Are your workouts leaving you overwhelmed or overly sore? Before you blame it on overtraining syndrome, consider whether one of three more likely scenarios might be to blame.

Hit the reset button with this easy-does-it, recovery-enhancing workout.

You can't build your fitness without recovery.

Put some oomph into your stretching routine with these buddy-assisted moves.

Three moves to improve your lower-body mobility.

During the "fourth trimester," it's important to respect your body's recovery time and ease back into a fitness routine.

A five-minute stretching routine to refresh and relax your neck, shoulders, and upper back.