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Stretch ~15 minutes a day. You don't need a special routine or a bunch of research. Stretch whatever is sore/stiff. If you can't think of anything start by touc
by lammalamma25 7y ago
Stretch ~15 minutes a day. You don't need a special routine or a bunch of research. Stretch whatever is sore/stiff. If you can't think of anything start by touching your toes. Think of it as general maintenance on your joints. The effort compounds and starts to feel really good after a few months.
- dota_fanatic 7y agoOverall good advice! But trying to touch your toes, while not inherently a bad thing to do, is one of the last things a typical person should be doing in terms of hips, shoulders, etc.* Similar kind of thing going on with planks, reverse planks are going to help a lot more for most people. *https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i69PC4PJdAQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i69PC4PJdAQ
- JSeymourATL 7y agoGreat share. Cavaliere's content always solid. Thanks! The J-Curl would seem to mimic the same range of motion as touching ones toes. Yet, comes highly recommended > https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AYwOuNBzqk https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-AYwOuNBzqk
- catacombs 7y agoI like this. Do you recommend any good stretching plans I could memorize and follow?
- Noumenon72 7y agoLower body: https://strengthrunning.com/2011/07/the-standard-warm-up-video-demonstration/ https://strengthrunning.com/2011/07/the-standard-warm-up-vid... Upper body -- swimmer stretches (PDF): http://www.usmsswimmer.com/201001/swimmer_stretching.pdf http://www.usmsswimmer.com/201001/swimmer_stretching.pdf The stretches you get here are really mobility and warmup exercises. "Stretching" a muscle or tendon has pretty much no health benefits. If it feels better, it's because the muscle is weak and straining most of the time. The fix is not stretching but strengthening.