Today I am looking at stretching.
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You know the feeling.
It is a cold December morning and there is snow outside.
Going out into the cold always seems difficult to do.
You know the cold is going to slow you down and you will not be able to get around as easily.
That is because your muscles are cold and not as flexible as when they are warm.
When you start to move around though you warm up and things get easier.
The same is true with stretching.
Stretching helps your muscles to warm up.
As your muscles warm up they become more flexible.
The muscle's active stretching length can be improved by doing stretching exercises.
As you warm up their is less resistance in your muscles to movement because they do not have so much trouble lengthening.
When people say they are stiff, it just means that your muscles are having problems stretching.
In order to stretch your muscles without injuring yourself you need to hold the stretch position for 10 to 20 seconds.
As you stretch, heat will be generated in the muscle which will make it more flexible.
When you are stretching make sure that you do not bounce.
This will lead to injury because you are trying to force your muscles past their natural limits.
It is so important for your health to have flexible muscles.
The reason older people tend to stiffen up is that with age and lack of movement, your muscles shorten and become less flexible.
Make sure you stretch regularly to maintain your natural movement.
Tomorrow I will look at the best ways to stretch.
I hope you have found this useful.
Speak to you again tomorrow.
Stephen Hart
Stretching helps your muscles to warm up.
As your muscles warm up they become more flexible.
The muscle's active stretching length can be improved by doing stretching exercises.
As you warm up their is less resistance in your muscles to movement because they do not have so much trouble lengthening.
When people say they are stiff, it just means that your muscles are having problems stretching.
In order to stretch your muscles without injuring yourself you need to hold the stretch position for 10 to 20 seconds.
As you stretch, heat will be generated in the muscle which will make it more flexible.
When you are stretching make sure that you do not bounce.
This will lead to injury because you are trying to force your muscles past their natural limits.
It is so important for your health to have flexible muscles.
The reason older people tend to stiffen up is that with age and lack of movement, your muscles shorten and become less flexible.
Make sure you stretch regularly to maintain your natural movement.
Tomorrow I will look at the best ways to stretch.
I hope you have found this useful.
Speak to you again tomorrow.
Stephen Hart
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