The New Ideas on Stretching

March 27, 2018

What is the best way to stretch? What are the benefits of stretching? These questions seem to come up time and time again in the fitness industry. If you are like me, stretching takes a back seat to training. If I run out of time, stretching is the first thing to go. How can we incorporate stretching into our routine and what kind of stretching is best? Knowing the deleterious effects of not stretching might motivate us to incorporate some sort of regime into our daily routine.

I'm Very Inflexible. So I Got Stretched Out By a Pro.

An otherwise fit 42-year-old, I had the range of motion of a sycamore.

Chris Colin

Mar 23, 2018

The nice lady folded my left leg just north of my right ear. My hip flexors wept. When at last she let up, relief surged through my hamstring and calf and several other muscle groups I hadn’t been aware of before today. Something else I was made aware of: my body is largely defective.

Defective isn’t the word that the nice lady, Diane Waye ofStretching by the Bay, used. She was more tactful and technical, explaining the deficiency of my myofascial structures. But the point stands. My self-care regimen had long prioritized strength and cardio, while flexibility limped along as an afterthought. As an otherwise fit 42-year-old, I had the range of motion of a sycamore.

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