Post by Lisa on Sept 23, 2006 16:46:36 GMT 7
Add regular stretching to your fitness goals to experience these benefits:
-Increased flexibility and better range of motion of your joints.
-Flexible muscles can improve your performance.
-Flexibility tends to diminish as you get older, but you can regain and maintain it.
-Improved circulation. Stretching increases blood flow to your muscles. Blood flowing to your muscles brings nourishment and gets rid of waste by-products in the muscle tissue.
-Improved circulation can help shorten your recovery time if you've had any muscle injuries.
-Better posture. Frequent stretching can help keep your muscles from getting tight, allowing you to maintain proper posture. Good posture can minimize discomfort and keep aches and pains at a minimum.
-Stress relief. Stretching relaxes tight, tense muscles that often accompany stress.
-Enhanced coordination. Maintaining the full range of motion through your joints keeps you in better balance. Coordination and balance will help keep you mobile and less prone to injury from falls, especially as you get older.
-Stretching of myofacia allows for more nutrients to reach the muscle and allows for growth of muscle.
-Increased flexibility and better range of motion of your joints.
-Flexible muscles can improve your performance.
-Flexibility tends to diminish as you get older, but you can regain and maintain it.
-Improved circulation. Stretching increases blood flow to your muscles. Blood flowing to your muscles brings nourishment and gets rid of waste by-products in the muscle tissue.
-Improved circulation can help shorten your recovery time if you've had any muscle injuries.
-Better posture. Frequent stretching can help keep your muscles from getting tight, allowing you to maintain proper posture. Good posture can minimize discomfort and keep aches and pains at a minimum.
-Stress relief. Stretching relaxes tight, tense muscles that often accompany stress.
-Enhanced coordination. Maintaining the full range of motion through your joints keeps you in better balance. Coordination and balance will help keep you mobile and less prone to injury from falls, especially as you get older.
-Stretching of myofacia allows for more nutrients to reach the muscle and allows for growth of muscle.