Stretching Exercise

Stretching both before and after exercise is key to any fitness program. Benefits of stretching exercises: calming and relaxing, lengthens your muscles, helps prevent accident and injuries, improves tissue flexibility and elasticity, increases blood flow, makes muscles supple, helps with balance and coordination, improves range of motion, improves circulation, improves postures and reduce stress. All stretches should be held for 30 seconds and done twice to each extremity or side. Never bounce while stretching. Alternate the stretches to allow for proper rest period.