Category: Stretching

The Proper Way to Stretch

Flexibility is one of the most neglected aspects of fitness and should be practiced weekly. Two to three times would be a reasonable amount of sessions to solely concentrate on increasing the range of motion at all your joints

Saturday February 28th, 2009 in Fitness, Stretching | No Comments »

How Flexible Are You?

What will increased flexibility do for you? Stretching increases physical efficiency and performance. It also decreases the susceptibility of injury

Saturday February 28th, 2009 in Exercise, Fitness, Stretching | No Comments »

Lower Body Stretches

You should stretch both before and after your workout and make sure your muscles are warm (i.e., stretch after you warm up). Following are some common stretches for your lower body including your quads, hamstrings, glutes, calves and hips.

Saturday February 28th, 2009 in Stretching | No Comments »

Benefits of Flexibility Training

Flexibility is a joint’s ability to move through a full range of motion. Flexibility training (stretching) helps balance muscle groups that might be overused during exercise or physical activity or as a result of bad posture.

Friday February 27th, 2009 in Stretching | 1 Comment »

Tennis fitness

Tennis is a brilliant game and for a number of surprising reasons. For starters, it’s enormous fun. Secondly you can do it with friends and enjoy a bit of catch-up all at the same time and thirdly, it can help you build a rock-hard body, toned legs and firm arms.

Tuesday March 13th, 2007 in Exercise, Stretching | No Comments »