Stretching in Your Training Routine

Your Routine is Incomplete without Addressing Flexibility

The flexibility of your body needs to be maintained

Flexibility exercise is one of the 4 different types of exercise and should be a component of any regimen.

Stretching exercises don’t all need to be done every day, but including them in your gym routine, and outdoor activities can help keep your body fit and healthy.

You can do a variety of stretching exercises to keep your physical activity routine exciting. In today’s world, quite a few people do Yoga on a regular basis, partly for this purpose. But there are many different types of stretching exercises which can improve and maintain your flexibility.

Flexible joints require less energy to move through a greater range of motion. This decreases your overall risk of injury and increases physical performance as well. Stretching works towards decreasing resistance in muscle tissue during any activity. Helps increase blood and nutrients to tissues.

Here are some of the benefits stretching exercises offer:

• Fewer injuries. Once you develop strength and flexibility in your body you’ll be able to withstand more physical stress. …
• Less pain. …
• Improved posture and balance. …
• A positive state of mind. …
• Greater strength. …
• Improved physical performance.

FURTHER READING

https://www.webmd.com/fitness-exercise/features/how-to-stretch#1

https://www.acefitness.org/education-and-resources/lifestyle/blog/6646/benefits-of-flexibility

https://www.ideafit.com/fitness-articles/stretching

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