Monday, October 12, 2009

Captain Obvious strikes again

Stretch. When was the last time you just stretched? Middle School gym?

Stretch. Lower back, hamstrings, hips, quads, hamstrings, calves, groin, shoulders, chest, upper back. There are tons of reasons to do it. I don't want to list reasons...yes, I do.

Stretching...
- Increases muscle flexibilitiy, which helps guard against injury during workouts, particularly sports. For example, if you are playing basketball and arm gets tangled with an opponent and pulled back, if your body is more equipped to stretch back more, you are less inclined to strain a muscle.

- Increases blood flow in the body.

- helps speed the recovery process up for sore muscles.

- Energizes.

- Warms up muscles for better muscle performance during exercise/workouts.

Stretch more! Do it!

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