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Dynamic Stretching
Following on form the last post on stretching http://www.west4thphysio.com/seniors-health/thoughts-on-static-stretching/ this post will concentrate on alternatives to the static stretch. For a long time, flexibility has been considered a fundamental part of health and fitness and it has been the aim of all sorts of exercise programs to have as their primary goal an increase in flexibility. Unfortunately, after years of research, there has been no correlation shown between static stretching and a reduction in the frequency of athletic injury. So what to do? There has been a slow recognition … Read the rest of this post
Posted in Avoiding Injury, Low back, Senior's Health, Sports, Women's Health
Tagged dynamic stretching, stretching, warm up
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Thoughts on static stretching…
In the 1970’s the running boom came and all over North America people got out and started a pursuit that has paid terrific health dividends for them over the ensuing years. Back then, popular thought had it that it was necessary to stretch all the major sporting muscle groups before your activity. Being more flexible would offer greater efficiency of motion and prevent injury. If you failed to stretch, injury was pretty much guaranteed, or so the thinking went. There was only one way to stretch and that was what … Read the rest of this post
Posted in Avoiding Injury, Knee, Running and the SunRun, Senior's Health
Tagged injury, runner, Running and the SunRun, static stretching, stretching
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