Stretching Safety Tips for Fitness Workouts and Improved Sports Performance

It seems like stretching is sometimes a low priority when time is limited and you want to get a great workout. Is your goal to warm-up for your more vigorous activities? Do you want to increase your flexibility? Are you aware that WHAT you stretch, HOW you stretch, and WHEN you stretch really does make a difference?

Here’s a great health article that was recently in The San Diego Union-Tribune about dangerous stretching techniques and the benefits of dynamic stretching before exercise. It also includes some great tips on how to stretch safely, and a few examples of good stretching exercises for your post-exercise cool down stretching routine.

Are you on track with your flexibility training exercises to stretch safely for your fitness workouts and sports performance goals?

Posted by Aliesa George in All Posts, Exercise and Fitness, Flexibility & Stretching, Links to Interesting Articles and tagged benefits of stretching, cool-down stretching, dynamic stretching, flexibility, Stretching, Stretching Exercises, stretching techniques, Stretching tips, warm-up stretching.

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David Greene 19 pts

Are you on track with your flexibility training exercises to stretch safely for your fitness workouts and sports performance goals?

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