Why is stretching important?

I Love this question....

This is a not so discussed topic with many training programs
out there and It's time to hit it here and now.

From the occupations some of us have, to the sports we enjoy participating in,
the body gets it's share of repeated movements. And due to the increased frequency of using those particular muscles, our bodies develop "grooves" or movement patterns that become familiar and easy for us to repeat because their familiar.

Think about any asymmetrical, "one side of the body " sport or occupation
like the 100lb.cashier at the local super market pulling the big bottles of Tide,bleach or diet Coke all day, everyday through the scanner. Maybe 5-10 times before"price check ,isle 4" is screamed through the check stand microphone!


This repeated pattern strengthensand can shortens one side of the body sometimes causing alignment issues due to "pulling" on one side of a joint,then it may cause pain.

With pain comes fear and from some medical professionals point of view, the
answer is pills or surgery. Both are possible solutions, but do not solve the root cause of the problem. Yes, it can be challenges at birth...but a lot of times it's just tight muscles that need to be stretched.

Lots of cardio...running,spin,swimming...any repetitive motion that causes stress to the body will need a balanced stretch program to assist in keeping us moving in the right direction, if you don't have a program in place...see your friendly trainer first, then maybe a doctor after that if things don't get corrected.

Big Hugs,

Mr. Fat Loss

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