Wednesday, 23 July 2008

• No Mess just STRETCH!

  
   

  Stretching is easily the most underrated exercise ever devised. Even though it is often more relevant to your daily life than most exercises. Take for instance the fact that stretching in the morning can improve your flexibility and agility up to 30% in a day; you can’t say that about arm curls, or steppers. In fact a good stretch for long periods of time is work out all of its own The yoga and Pilates trend may have made a lot of people more aware of this, but many are still in the dark.

              It’s easy to get disheartened if you don’t have time to work out, maybe even a week or two, but stretching helps to maintain your muscles. Leg stretches are especially important to woman, as statistics show they are prone to knee and leg injuries much more often than men. Men tend to get Groin and back injuries. So they should focus on hips, and back stretches.

   Couple stretching can be more fun than doing it alone,  (sometimes early on any excuse to touch is good!) and doing this together when you come home after work at the end of the day is infinitely better than turning on the TV (although you can put it on if you must!)

  Does anyone else have a jealous stretching partner  

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