Stretching
Need to Know
If you've been avoiding the stretching portion of your workout, it's time to rethink your reasoning. Many experts are now arguing that keeping your muscles pliable may actually be the most important part of your fitness regimen, with benefits ranging from reduced muscle soreness and injury prevention to enhanced relaxation, improved posture and even better sex. Read these tips and start incorporating just a few extra few minutes of stretching into your workout routine -- we guarantee that the results will be worth it.
Checklist
- Cost: N/A.
- Time Commitment: You should allow 10 to 15 minutes for a good stretch session after each workout.
- Location Limitations: N/A.
- Special Equipment Required: N/A.
- Potential Pitfalls: N/A.
- Boredom Rating: Time commitment is fairly low, leaving little opportunity for boredom.
- Potential Injury Risk: As long as proper technique is used, stretching will help reduce injury potential.
- Level of Fitness Required: N/A.
- Calories Burned (based on a 150 pound woman exercising at a moderate intensity for 30 minutes): N/A.
- Body Parts Worked: N/A.
- False Myths: If you think that stretching everyday will turn you into Gumby, think again. Some individuals are simply more flexible than others.
Fitness A - Z
- 15 Minute Workout
- Abs
- Arms
- Arm Exercises
- Back Toning Tips
- Back Exercises
- Bad Technique
- Butt-Firming Exercises
- Dancing
- Fitness Myths
- Flat Ab Moves
- Glutes
- Indoor Cycling
