When you hop, run or jump, your legs behave like springs, absorbing and returning energy with each step. But what happens to ...

Human movements like hopping and running can be explained using a spring-mass model. In this model, the leg works like a ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key ...

Later during her childhood, she frequently complained of significant muscle stiffness that was often followed by generalized limb weakness lasting 2–3 min, usually at the onset of physical ...

Researchers at the University of Tokyo reveal the way our legs adapt to fast movements. When people hop at high speeds, key ...

Polly performed several experiments on Michael to see what stretching did to his flexibility, muscle stiffness and performance in a ‘maximal jump test’. Michael stretched his leg muscles by ...

Health experts at Harvard Medical School have said that stretching is an "underrated but important part of daily physical activity" and can improve wellbeing ...

If your entire body isn’t covered, exposed skin could be caught in a draught, cool down and perhaps lead to muscle stiffness. If you’re planning to buy a new blanket, the AGR advises choosing ...