Why Everyone Should Stretch

We lose flexibility at the average rate of 1% per year! When you add in lifestyles of either too little or too much physical activity, increased stress levels, poor hydration and nutrition, then loss of flexibility accounts for an even more rapid acceleration of the aging process. Stretching is the ultimate anti-aging medicine by improving ease of movement, posture, reducing injuries and making your muscles lengthen much more efficiently. Muscles are incapable of lengthening by themselves; they are only able to contract, so stretching is crucial.

Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching uses scientific principles first established by physical therapists and neurophysiologists to get the best possible response from the neurological system. Unparalleled gains in functional range of motion, strength and power is the result because we use PNF with unique combinations of angles, positions and techniques that makes PNF work even better. After the session, your body neurologically has gained the ability to carry over the benefits gained and use them for more efficient training, sport and other life activities.

What is the difference between static and dynamic stretching?

Dynamic stretching is a pulsing and flowing technique that gradually increases your functional flexibility without making you feel tired, sore or weak. It is ideally done within 1 hour previous of training or playing a game, as it wakes up the nervous system for rapid firing required for intense movement yet at the same time keeps you feeling loose. Static stretching is ideally done within 15 minutes after completing intense training or competition in order to regain the flexibility lost from prolonged muscular work and to prevent scar tissue formation from muscular strain and micro-tissue damage.

Try to take just 5-10 minutes out of your day, morning and afternoon to stretch!