Stretching before or after exercise?

As a professional in stretch therapy and active isolated stretching specialist, I have always noticed considerable confusion related to stretching and warming up. Here is how to be safe without wasting time.

Is stretching considered warming up? 

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The lower limb stretch revolution, now available at StretchingSA

10 Reasons to love Ideal Stretch, available at StretchingSA!

Back Relief – Stretching the hamstrings relieves back pressure and pain.

Knee Relief – Athletes commonly suffer from tight Illio-Tibial (IT) Band muscles. IdealStretch isolates short IT Band muscles often relieving lateral knee pain.

Groin Stretch

 

Groin Stretch

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The US councel of exercise top 10 reasons to stretch

1. Decreases muscle stiffness and increases range of motion

Stretching helps improve your range of motion which may also slow the degeneration of the joints.

2. Reduce your risk of injury

A flexible muscle is less likely to become injured. By increasing the range of motion in a particular joint through stretching, you may decrease the resistance on your muscles during various activities.

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What is referred pain? do you have a pain you cannot solve?

active isolated stretching
arm pain

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

It is pain felt in a part of the body other than its actual source. In other words you are suffering from an ailment that doesn’t really exist? Not really, due to our body’s immense complex neurological system pain can deviate from the source and spread all the way down the actual neural pathways. If you want to be treated effectively, it is very crucial to find the real source of your injury. Speak to us if you’re unsure what to do…

Muscle Overuse Injuries – Getting it right!

Overuse Injuries

Overuse strain injury. Overuse strain injury definition. (Or “repetitive strain injury“, RSI, “repetitive strain disorder”): Any tendon or muscle injury resulting from overuse, usually in the hand, wrist, or arm.

by: Dr Virosha Deonarain: It is always a hot topic, with more and more people becoming increasingly driven to getting that slim waist and toned legs that celebrities are always flaunting…but its true…getting your body active again, as when you were a child, is nature’s way of maintaining a youthful you.  The health benefits of regular exercise and physical activity are hard to ignore. And the benefits of exercise are yours for the taking, regardless of your age, sex or physical ability.

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