Stretch importance

Many people do sport or some exercise without performing the appropriate stretching so that your muscles are ready for the subsequent effort to perform. This is a mistake that can lead to injuries or that the muscles do not respond in the way they should.

Also, stretching of muscles leads to flexibility appreciate our body as we get older, keeping ourselves far more flexible and avoiding shrinkage to which the body is forced over the age.

Stretching the muscles before and after any exercise you perform is as important as the exercise itself, to the point that if there is one day sport is still important to do stretch to keep that flexibility that we acquire.

The reason for the stretching

A stiff muscles, stiff and are not used to being stretched to certain points may be more prone to injury. So, the first benefit we get from stretching is to be able to optimize the sport or exercise we do our physical avoiding damage.

In addition, stretching is a type of exercise that can be performed anywhere. In fact, upon waking and stretch we first instinct is to stretch our body. It's something that our muscles and joints asking us after a few hours of rest and physical inactivity. To be sitting long or no activity, usually natural stretching.

We feel that Nuestrso muscles shrink, so we do the stretching for each body part and in any place in which we find ourselves, in the office, at home, on the street, etc...

Stretching and quality of life

Stretching increases blood and nutrients that reach considerably muscles all benefit also helps to withstand the impact of the exercises in a much more optimal by muscles.

It also prevents many possible joint injuries, suffering both in exercises like running. Of course you should not perform stretches when injuries or ligament, with a recent fracture muscle or some other condition muscle, tendons or joints.

Make a daily stretching you exercise or not. But mostly before and after walking or running, riding a bike, going to the gym, etc... If we have the discipline to do our stretches, we will benefit from them especially in the older ages. We reach old age with an agility that will amaze others.