Stretches for flexibility

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Stretching results in a feeling of increased muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion. Stretching is also one of the basic parts of sportsman recovery, used therapeutically to alleviate cramps.

Spending a few minutes a day doing slow, deliberate stretches can also help you manage stress more effectively giving you a chance to momentarily shut off outside stress, and focus, physically and mentally, on your activity.

Old-school static stretches, where you bend and hold for what seems like an eternity, aren't the most effective approach to increase your flexibility. The "Stretch and Fire" method, has been proven to give better results. Based on a principle called Active-Isolated Technique, it involves contracting one muscle group while stretching the other. This triggers a muscular reflex that will increase your range of motion and flexibility.

Stretching is the deliberate lengthening of muscles in order to increase muscle flexibility and joint range of motion. Stretching activities are an important part of any exercise or rehabilitation program Being flexible can also help you avoid injury and damage to muscles and other joints in the body, however, it is often neglected by a lot of people looking to get fit and lose weight. They instead focus on cardio and weight training, skipping out on the benefits that yoga and stretching can provide.