this can alleviate and prevent cramps and improve flexibility and muscle
and improve flexibility and muscle
and improve flexibility and muscle control hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
control hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and
control hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com our host
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Veronica spoke with the fitness experts
Veronica spoke with the fitness experts at Victoria Park about the importance of
at Victoria Park about the importance of
at Victoria Park about the importance of stretching two-hour workout routine who
stretching two-hour workout routine who
stretching two-hour workout routine who needs to stretch everybody should be
needs to stretch everybody should be
needs to stretch everybody should be stretching through certain points and
stretching through certain points and
stretching through certain points and it’s funny because women tends to like
it’s funny because women tends to like
it’s funny because women tends to like to stretch and a lot of them do you need
to stretch and a lot of them do you need
to stretch and a lot of them do you need it less than most of the muscle-bound
it less than most of the muscle-bound
it less than most of the muscle-bound guys your body needs to be strong and it
guys your body needs to be strong and it
guys your body needs to be strong and it needs to be mobile so you have to work
needs to be mobile so you have to work
needs to be mobile so you have to work on your strength and your flexibility so
on your strength and your flexibility so
on your strength and your flexibility so people who are very lacks need to
people who are very lacks need to
people who are very lacks need to compensate for that laxity by building
compensate for that laxity by building
compensate for that laxity by building strength and people are very strong and
strength and people are very strong and
strength and people are very strong and stiff need to work a little bit more on
stiff need to work a little bit more on
stiff need to work a little bit more on their mobility now for professional
their mobility now for professional
their mobility now for professional athletes they may have other
athletes they may have other
athletes they may have other professional considerations that require
professional considerations that require
professional considerations that require them to have more limited range of
them to have more limited range of
them to have more limited range of motion because they need power and
motion because they need power and
motion because they need power and explosivity or they may need to have a
explosivity or they may need to have a
explosivity or they may need to have a lot more range of motion because their
lot more range of motion because their
lot more range of motion because their sport demands it of them so it really
sport demands it of them so it really
sport demands it of them so it really depends but for the average person they
depends but for the average person they
depends but for the average person they need to do both strength and flexibility
need to do both strength and flexibility
need to do both strength and flexibility and do both of those really carefully
and do both of those really carefully
and do both of those really carefully and strategically now what time is ideal
and strategically now what time is ideal
and strategically now what time is ideal for stretching my experience it’s easier
for stretching my experience it’s easier
for stretching my experience it’s easier and it’s better at night like the later
and it’s better at night like the later
and it’s better at night like the later possible if you stretch before bedtime
possible if you stretch before bedtime
possible if you stretch before bedtime you will lower your heart rate you will
you will lower your heart rate you will
you will lower your heart rate you will lower your brain activity and you’ll be
lower your brain activity and you’ll be
lower your brain activity and you’ll be more prone to a deeper sleep you don’t
more prone to a deeper sleep you don’t
more prone to a deeper sleep you don’t have to do okay wow I need 30 minutes to
have to do okay wow I need 30 minutes to
have to do okay wow I need 30 minutes to do a stretching class you don’t need
do a stretching class you don’t need
do a stretching class you don’t need that you just grab a mat grab a pillow
that you just grab a mat grab a pillow
that you just grab a mat grab a pillow get in front of the TV it’s gonna be
get in front of the TV it’s gonna be
get in front of the TV it’s gonna be done 15 20 minutes a day
done 15 20 minutes a day
done 15 20 minutes a day it’s amazing what it does and you don’t
it’s amazing what it does and you don’t
it’s amazing what it does and you don’t have to set up a special session for it
have to set up a special session for it
have to set up a special session for it a lot of people I see them you
a lot of people I see them you
a lot of people I see them you they get on the treadmill they warm up
they get on the treadmill they warm up
they get on the treadmill they warm up and then they do these kind of passive
and then they do these kind of passive
and then they do these kind of passive stretches where they grab their ankle
stretches where they grab their ankle
stretches where they grab their ankle and they bend their leg back and then
and they bend their leg back and then
and they bend their leg back and then they bend down and they try to stretch
they bend down and they try to stretch
they bend down and they try to stretch their hamstring but the truth is but
their hamstring but the truth is but
their hamstring but the truth is but there’s been multitudes and multitudes
there’s been multitudes and multitudes
there’s been multitudes and multitudes of studies that show that that kind of
of studies that show that that kind of
of studies that show that that kind of stretching before a workout does not
stretching before a workout does not
stretching before a workout does not decrease your range of injury and in
decrease your range of injury and in
decrease your range of injury and in fact in some cases it increases it
fact in some cases it increases it
fact in some cases it increases it whereas I think Paul can explain perhaps
whereas I think Paul can explain perhaps
whereas I think Paul can explain perhaps better what type of dynamic flexibility
better what type of dynamic flexibility
better what type of dynamic flexibility you need to incorporate as part of your
you need to incorporate as part of your
you need to incorporate as part of your workout but people need to understand
workout but people need to understand
workout but people need to understand that there’s only 40% correlation
that there’s only 40% correlation
that there’s only 40% correlation between dynamic flexibility like if you
between dynamic flexibility like if you
between dynamic flexibility like if you do movements and Static I mean when I
do movements and Static I mean when I
do movements and Static I mean when I have martial artists some guys are able
have martial artists some guys are able
have martial artists some guys are able to kick over your head but they can’t do
to kick over your head but they can’t do
to kick over your head but they can’t do the split for me as a strength coach I
the split for me as a strength coach I
the split for me as a strength coach I like better to work with dynamic
like better to work with dynamic
like better to work with dynamic flexibility although we do a lot of
flexibility although we do a lot of
flexibility although we do a lot of static after that’s the big debate it’s
static after that’s the big debate it’s
static after that’s the big debate it’s been research for the last 30 years
been research for the last 30 years
been research for the last 30 years every time I give a seminar I always
every time I give a seminar I always
every time I give a seminar I always tell people guys you need to do some
tell people guys you need to do some
tell people guys you need to do some dynamic stretching before you train and
dynamic stretching before you train and
dynamic stretching before you train and static after not the opposite because
static after not the opposite because
static after not the opposite because you’re sending a message in
you’re sending a message in
you’re sending a message in neurophysiology in the Golgi tendon
neurophysiology in the Golgi tendon
neurophysiology in the Golgi tendon organ and the muscle spindles – ok guys
organ and the muscle spindles – ok guys
organ and the muscle spindles – ok guys ok we could relax now our job is done
ok we could relax now our job is done
ok we could relax now our job is done but you’re actually one you want more
but you’re actually one you want more
but you’re actually one you want more power to do your exercise then if you
power to do your exercise then if you
power to do your exercise then if you activate them through heel kicks or
activate them through heel kicks or
activate them through heel kicks or movement and dynamic then the spindle
movement and dynamic then the spindle
movement and dynamic then the spindle cells and the Golgi tendon organ will be
cells and the Golgi tendon organ will be
cells and the Golgi tendon organ will be a WoW now we’re ready for work not like
a WoW now we’re ready for work not like
a WoW now we’re ready for work not like you put the muscle to sleep and you want
you put the muscle to sleep and you want
you put the muscle to sleep and you want to make it work that’s a danger that’s
to make it work that’s a danger that’s
to make it work that’s a danger that’s why static stretching should be reserved
why static stretching should be reserved
why static stretching should be reserved only after training
only after training
only after training now you mentioned static and dynamic
now you mentioned static and dynamic
now you mentioned static and dynamic what are some other types of stretching
what are some other types of stretching
what are some other types of stretching it’s a very large family but there are
it’s a very large family but there are
it’s a very large family but there are some categories that people are familiar
some categories that people are familiar
some categories that people are familiar with so for example ballistic stretching
with so for example ballistic stretching
with so for example ballistic stretching is an old-fashioned type of stretching
is an old-fashioned type of stretching
is an old-fashioned type of stretching that is highly associated with injury
that is highly associated with injury
that is highly associated with injury but it’s still out there so that’s
but it’s still out there so that’s
but it’s still out there so that’s something we should probably talk about
something we should probably talk about
something we should probably talk about is ballistic stretching there’s static
is ballistic stretching there’s static
is ballistic stretching there’s static stretching dynamic stretching there’s
stretching dynamic stretching there’s
stretching dynamic stretching there’s isometric stretching there is my own
isometric stretching there is my own
isometric stretching there is my own facial stretching there’s partner
facial stretching there’s partner
facial stretching there’s partner stretching there is active stretching
stretching there is active stretching
stretching there is active stretching and passive stretching so there’s really
and passive stretching so there’s really
and passive stretching so there’s really about eight large category
about eight large category
about eight large category that we can go into in a lot more depth
that we can go into in a lot more depth
that we can go into in a lot more depth do you guys have any final words of
do you guys have any final words of
do you guys have any final words of advice for everyone who have been
advice for everyone who have been
advice for everyone who have been stretching but in the wrong way don’t
stretching but in the wrong way don’t
stretching but in the wrong way don’t let yourself fool by if you feel it it’s
let yourself fool by if you feel it it’s
let yourself fool by if you feel it it’s good a lot of time I have people they’re
good a lot of time I have people they’re
good a lot of time I have people they’re doing myofascial stretching I don’t feel
doing myofascial stretching I don’t feel
doing myofascial stretching I don’t feel it really like in the muscle or I don’t
it really like in the muscle or I don’t
it really like in the muscle or I don’t feel that tension because it’s actually
feel that tension because it’s actually
feel that tension because it’s actually good if you feel too much tension a lot
good if you feel too much tension a lot
good if you feel too much tension a lot of time you’re creating more damage
of time you’re creating more damage
of time you’re creating more damage you’re not actually working on the
you’re not actually working on the
you’re not actually working on the health of the tissue the first signs of
health of the tissue the first signs of
health of the tissue the first signs of aging are collagen loss that we notice
aging are collagen loss that we notice
aging are collagen loss that we notice in the mirror we get little wrinkles in
in the mirror we get little wrinkles in
in the mirror we get little wrinkles in our face ages we have to understand that
our face ages we have to understand that
our face ages we have to understand that collagen is a building block of all your
collagen is a building block of all your
collagen is a building block of all your tissue so as you get older the
tissue so as you get older the
tissue so as you get older the flexibility of your body will slowly
flexibility of your body will slowly
flexibility of your body will slowly erode so even if you are an active
erode so even if you are an active
erode so even if you are an active person make sure that flexibility is a
person make sure that flexibility is a
person make sure that flexibility is a part of your health and wellness
part of your health and wellness
part of your health and wellness strategy because if you want to be
strategy because if you want to be
strategy because if you want to be dancing at your great grandsons wedding
dancing at your great grandsons wedding
dancing at your great grandsons wedding then flexibility is an important part of
then flexibility is an important part of
then flexibility is an important part of that training strategy not just the
that training strategy not just the
that training strategy not just the cardio and not just the resistance
cardio and not just the resistance
cardio and not just the resistance training well thank you very much guys
training well thank you very much guys
training well thank you very much guys it was our pleasure
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