Posts Tagged ‘flexibility’
Inflexibility can pull a joint out of its natural range of movement. And once this happens the surrounding tendons and ligaments can become damaged.
The bad news is that a lot of what people do in the gym and in daily life actually makes this process worse.
Thus, here are 6 tips for better stretching sessions:
1. Warm up: Although this sounds basic, I still see people rushing into the gym and stretching cold turkey. For the best effects here, you want your body to be warm. This will make your connective tissue more pliable and less likely to get injured.
2. Use a foam roller beforehand: Using a foam roller is a great way to release knots within your muscles before you begin to stretch. It will make your intense flexibility training more effective. Now just make sure that you hold each tender spot for thirty seconds.
3. Use dragon well tea to prime your body: Dragon well tea is a great tool for increasing core temperature and tissue flexibility. Just make sure you stay away from bagged tea and stick with loose leaf tea, it’s much more effective.
Managing stress is becoming more difficult in a fast paced world. Most people are stretched too thin. Running here and running there takes its toll on the body. Exercise is a great way to improve health. It reduces stress and helps people lose a few pounds. Pilates is a program that uses the body and pilates equipment to improve flexibility and help the body create long, lean muscles. It is very popular with many folks around the world.
Yoga is another exercise that is enjoyed by many. Yoga is an easy exercise that increases strength, muscle tone, flexibility and of course mental clarity. Yoga is very relaxing and suggested by many to decrease stress. Yoga can be practiced anywhere a person would like. Yoga is inexpensive and does not require the use of much equipment.
There are many health benefits associated with yoga. For example, posture will improve. Yoga is known to decrease heart rate and blood pressure. It calms a person; mind, body and spirit. Yoga has been proven to reduce asthma symptoms, back pain as well as arthritis pain. It helped users sleep better and decreased insomnia.