THE BIG MUSCLES

Stretching before and after exercise allows the body to gently pull on all the muscles that will be used, or have been used, decreasing the chance of tearing and injury. When a muscle tear that is an injury happens. If a person jumps right into an exercise routine without stretching the first tear is one of the worst things that can happen the most common pain to happen is stiffness. Stretching before and after reduces the stiffness that occurs with exercise. If a person gets too stiff they are likely to not continue with the exercise and it will affect their overall fitness. Stretching after an exercise routine allows the muscle to expand and relax over the tense parts of the body. Stretching before and after a typical exercise routine will help your body and be so important to fitness. Stretching unblocks twisted nerves, it allows the nerve and the muscle to better connect, it helps to correctly position muscle fibres and it is a great strength builder. Lubricating substance...

Introduction In any kind of exercise/sports, stretching is one of the first things to be implemented in the training program. It is considered one of the fundamental requirements, which must be acquired before getting involved with more sports specific work. Even more, mobility work has become so important that every sport has adopted its own specific stretching regime. Since injuries place a person "out of practice" for a considerable amount of time, they indirectly influence performance. Therefore, the lower the risk of injury, the better the ultimate performance will be. Several studies have found a significant relationship between stretching and injury prevention. Read More: Benefit of Stretching ,  Element of Stretching , Types of Stretching ,  Ballistic stretching ,  Dynamic stretching ,  Active stretching ,  Passive (or relaxed) stretching ,  Static stretching ,  Isometric stretching ,  PNF stretching