Good stretching isn’t just about the ability to stretch your legs or touch your toe to your head. Flexibility exercises improve posture, joint mobility, help relieve tension and tightness, and initiate the blood circulation process in our body. This is especially necessary for those who spend a lot of time in a sitting position. That’s how we reached out to SMSTRETCHING’s Executive Trainer and asked her to share some basic stretching exercises for all levels.
Ekaterina Akulina
What is this for?
A good stretch will help you avoid back pain, lower back pain, and generally feel relaxed and comfortable throughout the day. Among the main advantages of stretching:
– nice pose;
— reducing the risk of injury;
– strengthening immunity and stress resistance;
– improving metabolism and blood flow;
– Work on all muscle groups to keep the body in good shape.
Top 10 Healthy Stretching Exercises
Don’t forget to warm up before starting the exercises. Any workout should start with joint exercises and some cardio. The following exercises are suitable for this:
– tilting the head forward, back, to the side;
– rotation of shoulders forward and back;
– tilting the body to the side;
– bending the body forward;
– circular rotation of the ankle;
– circular rotation of the knee joint;
– running in place;
– jumping Jack;
– plank with burpee.
Now you can move on to the exercises.
Fold over one leg, second leg on butterfly
What are the benefits: The back of the leg and the hip joint are stretched.
Fold into two straight legs
What are the benefits: The back surface of the legs is stretched.
Butterfly
What are the benefits: hip joints are stretched.
Frog
What are the benefits: The inner thigh and hip joints are stretched.
The leg folds to the side
What are the benefits: The inner thigh and hip joints are stretched.
Move
What are the benefits: hip joints are stretched.
Rear Leg Curl in Quad Lunge
What are the benefits: The front surface of the thigh is stretched.
downward facing dog
What are the benefits: traction of the spine and the back of the legs.
Cobra
What are the benefits: lengthening of the spine.
Child’s Pose
What are the benefits: pulling the spine to lift the load off our back and relax the muscles.
Source: People Talk
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