To improve flexibility and mobility, athletes and active individuals often rely on several forms of stretching. These involve lengthening or flexing a muscle or tendon to promote enhanced elasticity.

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Active recovery is low intensity exercise that a person performs after higher intensity exercise to improve their recovery and performance. Recovering after a workout is an essential part of physical ...

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Think-pair-share (TPS) is the black dress of active learning: a highly flexible tool that can take as little or as much time as needed, and serve a number of pedagogical purposes including ...

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