Having a good range of motion is essential for athletics as well as everyday life.
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Physical and Mental Health - Exercise, Fitness and Activity
Healthy body, healthy mind! Physical Exercise, Fitness, Running, Jogging, Gym and Activity. Twitter Hashtag: #GymEd Curated by Peter Mellow |
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Having a good range of motion is essential for athletics as well as everyday life.
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Stretching is a worthy fitness activity on its own, and it improves flexibility, eases discomfort and reduces stress.
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The age-old debate: Should you stretch before running? Opinions aside, Dr. William Roberts sheds light on when and how runners should stretch.
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If stretching before exercise is of questionable benefit, is there any time that stretching is beneficial? The Phys Ed columnist Gretchen Reynolds responds to readers’ questions.
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Two 2013 studies cast doubts on stretching's benefits, but pro athletes and trainers tout the benefits of a proper warmup.
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If golfers are supposed to refine an “oily” swing, can these special clinics get me to Tin Man, post-Dorothy?
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Two new studies provide additional reasons not to warm up with a stretch.
Interesting that some of our pre-work out routines for so many people have came out to be some bad reasons. Some people over stretch the muscle in your body that is considered your fast twitch muscles. They are the muscles that usually deal with the responce and have fast and strong the responce muscle preforms. Keep in mind that the positive portions sometimes is more positive then negative, but it all depends on how you want to groom your body. Even though stretching has its benefits, there is a moderation on how much to stretch. Just like anything in this world, too much of anything can be bad for you.
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Bend, breathe and relax - you're on the way to a lifetime of health.
I've always put Pilates into the Yoga/Feldenkrais/Hellerwork camp. Excellent for flexibility, core strength and muscle tone. However where is the cardiovascular component? Also I have always stressed to only stretch as far as you comfortably can, sometimes I think people are encouraged to go past physical limits of their sedentary body and then have a musculoskeletal injury. Range of motion will develop, but it takes time, just as it took many years of inactivity to lose that flexibility.
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It adds 10 minutes to your workout and now research says it may not even be good for you...
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We’re all told to limber up to prevent injury and pain. But is there any evidence that it actually works?
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Studies show the second most common knee injury among runners can be treated by boosting hip strength...
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Most runners, whether they’re training for a marathon or simply out to get some exercise, will stretch before they take off.
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Don't bend until you break...
I've always suggested to stretch to YOUR comfort level, don't feel that you have to push into the pain zone. Pain is nature's way of saying STOP!