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The American College of Sports Medicine recommends flexibility exercises for the major muscle groups to be included a minimum of  2-3 days a week for everyone.

Here are just some benefits of regular stretching:

Increased Flexibility: Flexible muscles can increase your daily and sports performance.  Bending over to pick up a box off the floor and/or kicking a soccer ball is easier to do with a flexible body.

Improves Range of Motion for joints (ROM): Adequate ROM provides proper balance of your muscular system.  This prevents injuries such as falls, back pain, shoulder pain, etc.  This is especially important as we age.

Improved Circulation: Regular stretching increases blood flow.  Increased blood flow speeds up your recovery from injuries and from work outs.

Relieves Stress: Stress causes muscles to tighten and proper stretching can reverse the tightness and damage from tension.

Improved and Development of Body Awareness

Decreased muscle viscosity, causing contractions to be easier and smoother

Decreased soreness associated with other exercise

Types of Stretching:

1. ballistic stretching
2. dynamic stretching
3. active stretching
4. passive (or relaxed) stretching
5. static stretching
6. isometric stretching
7. PNF stretching

We will be demonstrating static stretches for the major muscle groups to remain consistent with our theme of  anywhere anytime and mainly for your convenience.

Hamstring Stretch

Shoulder and Neck Stretch

Standing Quadricep Stretch

Pectorial/Chest Stretch

Lattisimus/Upper Back and Tricpe Stretch