Static Stretching

It is very important, at any athletic level, that we take time to stretch.

Doing steady stretches increases our muscle flexibility, which helps with injury prevention and reduces muscle tightness, thus improving our recovery time.

When should I static stretch?

I recommend performing a stretching routine at least two or three times a week after a workout or with warm muscles. So if you do want to stretch as a standalone, warm up before for 5 to 10 minutes. Make it a brisk walk or a jog with the goal of getting your muscles well warmed up before stretching to prepare them for it.

How to Stretch

We should hold every exercise between 30 and 60 seconds. Perform each exercise two to three times.

Stretching should never hurt. Get to the point that you feel the stretch, but not that it hurts the muscle.

If you do want to have a stretching routine every day, mix up the exercises in order to hit different muscles on different days. Like any other workout routine, variety is key.

The static stretch routine as shown on the video:

1- Runner’s Lunges with Side Stretch

2-Overhead Tricep Stretch

3- Wrist Stretch

4- Eagle Arms Shoulder Stretch

5- The Best Stretch

6- Couch Stretch

7- Triangle Stretch

8- Camel

9- Sitting Hamstring Stretch

10- Hip & Trunk Rotation Stretch

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