Women's Fitness

AT A STRETCH

Here’s how it is for many of us: we beaver away improving our speed, strength and endurance, but skip the stretching, thinking we’ll do it next session when we have more time. And then we sit back down at our desk. Sound familiar? Aida Yahaya, founder and owner of Good Stretch studio (goodstretch.uk) in London, says stretching should be a regular part of everyone’s lives. ‘The benefits of stretching are unrivalled on both a physical and mental level,’

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