Your thigh is made up of a few different groups of muscles. The thigh is an important part of your body because your thighs bear most of your body’s weight! It’s consequently important to keep your ...

(KUTV) — The gracilis is a muscle that runs along the inner thigh and is responsible for hip adduction and assists with knee flexion. Jeffery Beck, exercise specialist from Intermountain Medical ...

Whether you’re tight from your last workout or from sitting at a desk all day, here’s an idea for you: Do some leg stretches. Why? They’ll help you decrease that pesky, stiff-feeling discomfort and ...

Perform this yoga pose to help your body find a balance between effort and ease. It will strengthen your lower body and provide a deep stretch in your back muscles. Move into it slowly to allow time ...

To flutter your legs or not — that's the question I've always had when it comes to my favorite stretch, the butterfly. Most of my fitness teachers love the move, too — but about 50 percent of them ...

Want to fast-forward through your fitness routine? We asked four local personal trainers for three moves that deliver results in just 20 minutes. Here’s how to tone, stretch, and strengthen in the ...

Muscle spasticity, a common symptom of multiple sclerosis (MS), can make everyday movements feel stiff, tight, and painful. Stretching is one way to help reduce some of that discomfort, improve ...

The notion that sitting isn’t good for you isn’t new – but if you think that running regularly cancels out the negative side effects of sitting all day, you’d be wrong. Research indicates that no ...

If you've ever finished a difficult workout, you've likely had some postexercise pain. But inner-thigh pain that significantly affects your ability to walk could be a sign of a serious muscle injury.