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The Importance of Stretching


this can alleviate and prevent cramps

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

welcome to watchmojo.com our host

welcome to watchmojo.com our host Veronica spoke with the fitness experts

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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