Category: Stretching, A person's flexibility can be defined as the range of movement possbile around a joint or a range of joints and is considered by many specialists to be one of the most neglected areas of... Read More
Category: Exercise, People participate in exercise for a variety of reasons, these include improving muscular strength or endurance, improving or maintaining health and fitness levels or it may be related to a sports... Read More
Article: Upper Back Stretches, The upper back muscles can become very tight during the day and can take a lot of stress during exercise. Making sure you stretch all the upper back muscles correctly will not only help before the... Read More
Article: Lower Back Stretches, Along with the day to day activities and general neglect of the lower back muscles during your exercise history the muscles can become weak and stiff. Performing a good range of Lower Back Stretches... Read More
Article: Lower Body Stretches, Stretching the muscles in your legs can often be overlooke with the silly concept that you will walk the exercises off to cool down or go on the treadmill for a few minutes before exrecising. This... Read More
Article: Upper Body Stretches, OK, so you're about to do a intense upper body workout... do you need to stretch? OF COURSE, stretching the upper body muscles (or any other muscles) before starting a workout is as important (if not... Read More
Article: Learn to Stretch, This week we have added an entire section dedicated to stretching exercises. You can learn about Preparatory Stretches, Maintenance Stretches and Developmental Stretches. Stretching is a very... Read More
Category: Cool Down Stretches, Stretching after exercise helps return the muscles that have been worked to their normal size. You can also improve flexibility during the cool down stretches by developing the... Read More
Category: Warm Up Stretches, Before you do your warm up stretches you should have raised you're heart rate by doing 10 minutes of warm up exercising. Performing Warm Up Stretches is recommended to be part of everyone's exercise... Read More
Category: Benefits of Stretching, The benefits of stretching are wide ranging, this section will discuss the benefits of stretching for each of the main types of stretching: Preparatory Stretching, Maintenance Stretching,... Read More
Category: PNF Stretching, PNF Stretching techniques can maximize improvements in flexibility. PNF stretching works by developing muscular relaxation and allowing a greater range of movement during the stretching... Read More
Category: Developmental Stretching, Developmental Stretching is performed at the end of your exercise session. Developmental Stretches focus on increasing the muscle length or muscle flexibility. These stretches are held for an initial... Read More
Category: Maintenance Stretching, Maintenance Stretching is performed after the main exercise session. The purpose of a Maintenances Stretches is to return the muscle back to it's normal length. These stretches should be held for... Read More
Category: Preparatory Stretching, Preparatory Stretching is focused on getting the muscles ready for the exercise programme. Preparatory Stretches are all performed standing and should be held for approximately 8 to 10... Read More