Growing up in a leotard and tights, I’ve always been able to boast a good range of flexibility. When my classmates and I were lined up at the start of every school term and forced to undergo routine ...

I was having coffee with a friend one recent Saturday when she said, "Did you hear about that new stretching studio that opened? All I want in life is to have someone hang me upside-down by my toes." ...

Stretching-only studios are bringing the chill back to a hyped-up, high-intensity fitness climate. Walk into any studio from California to Boston and a few minutes later you could be stretching out a ...

My vision: laying on mats and someone guiding me through stretches. The reality: getting strapped onto a table and having someone else stretch me. Walk into the Colorado Springs location of Stretch ...

But what about assisted stretching? Is it wise to bring another person into what’s typically a solo endeavor? We asked the experts to explain whether assisted stretching is worthwhile. Here’s your ...

StretchLab, the world’s first and largest assisted stretching franchise, announced today the Institute for Credentialing Excellence (ICE) has accredited its proprietary Flexologist Training Program ...

Times staff writer Deborah Vankin gets stretched by flexologist Joel Badilla at StretchLab in Echo Park. (Luke Johnson / Los Angeles Times) The signs seemed to be proliferating around Los Angeles — ...

It’s time to let loose. The latest fitness craze is flexibility. Well-heeled New Yorkers are hiring private stretch trainers — in addition to regular personal trainers — and boutique studios dedicated ...

IRVINE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--StretchLab, the largest assisted stretching franchise, surpassed another major milestone after recently opening its 300 th studio in Canton, Connecticut. As the first ...

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has a new business venture, as a board member and franchisee for Stretch Zone, which uses assisted stretching to help with fitness training and recovery.

PLYMOUTH – “Everybody knows you’re supposed to stretch, just nobody does it,” Shawn Van Drehle told Lakeshore Weekly News. Van Drehle is trying to change that by opening an assisted stretching studio ...