Flex Appeal

Stretching your legs could improve muscle performance.

In a recent study, scientists took flexibility and leg-strength measurements of 30 participants and asked them to stretch each leg for two minutes, five days per week. After six weeks, they found that the volunteer's flexibility had increased by 35 percent; quad strength went up 3.2 percent; and hamstring strength improved by five percent.

Stretching helps make your legs stronger by increasing your muscles' range of motion, making joint movement more efficient. That means more power!

So get touch with at least 15 minute of yoga and Pilates twice a week.