Benefits and Principles of Stretching

Have you ever thought about the importance of stretching while doing exercises? Flexibility training plays an essential role in a balanced fitness program. It is a premeditated enlargement of a muscle or group of muscles that are executed to improve joint and elasticity of body. However, if you are not doing exercises regularly, but it is still important to stretch for receiving various benefits for your body as well as mind. Stretching done with proper techniques decreases the risk of injury and muscle soreness.  In order to perform proper stretching training programs with best results, it is very important to learn the principles of Stretching.

Let us have a look on Principles of Flexibility Training
Use of Static Stretching

Static Stretching is one of the most important principles that include slow, regular and controlled elongation of muscles. You just need to hold for 20 to 30 seconds in the comfortable position without pain. Most of the personal trainers suggest that static stretching should be done after exercise session. This will help you to evade knots, tightness, muscle soreness and muscle inequity shaped by regular activities and exercises.

Warm Up before Stretching

Professional trainers consider that warm muscles are effortlessly stretched than a cold muscle. Therefore you must warm up your muscles for 5 to 10 min at a low intensity. Warm up will help you to circulate the blood throughout body and muscles. You can ride a bicycle or walk before stretching your body or muscles. This in turn provides the body a time of alteration among rest and motion.

Stretch before & After Cardiovascular Exercise

Firstly you warm up for 5 to 10 minutes at low power and then stretch the muscles you used. Then continue your cardiovascular exercise for minimum 20 minutes of strength of 50 to 80% of your heart rate. Now just gets cool for 10 min and then you can stretch your muscle groups included in exercise. :

Regular flexibility training results in various benefits to our body. Let us discuss the benefits of Stretching:

Increase in flexibility

Flexibility plays a crucial role in the overall health of a person. Therefore daily flexibility training helps to maximize flexibility and lessen the mobility that can come with age factor.

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Prevention of Injury

Regular performing stretching will prepare your muscles for exercises. When you stretch, there is a flow of blood throughout the body and muscles. This in turn makes easy for doing exercises and prevents injury.

Best for Stress Relief

Stretching is a very helpful form of stress management. While stretching you just concentrate on the body parts where you feel stress like shoulders, neck and upper back. More you will stretch your body, the less you will stress on muscles.

Advances your posture

Poor posture is a common problem with everybody. Therefore, regular stretching provides benefit to improve your posture. It helps to strengthen muscles and encourages proper alignment of the body.  When you will follow proper stretching principles and start achieving best results, the excitement &fun you will experience will increase your interest and efforts. Hope you will enjoy our flexibility programs through personal trainers.

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