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Did you know that regular stretching is just as important as regular muscle strength and cardio exercise?
Are you feeling stressed, tired, or sore?
A good stretch is what you need! It will be highly beneficial to your body and mind. Here are 10 reasons to include a stretch in your daily routine.
A build up of stress causes your muscles to contract, making you feel tense and anxious. A good example is your neck area. This tension can have a negative impact on the brain as well as your body. Stretching exercises have powerful stress-busting abilities. They also encourage the release of endorphins, providing a sense of calmness and happiness.
Stretching helps ensure correct posture by lengthening and loosening tight muscles that pull areas of the body away from their intended position. Stretching the muscles of the lower back, hips and shoulders can help keep the spine in better alignment and improve overall posture by relieving aches and pains.
The most obvious benefit of stretching is improving flexibility and range of motion. It is usually the reason why people start a stretching program. By improving your range of motion, you will allow more mobility and agility and also will have more flexible tendons and joints. Increased agility provides better balance.
With stretching, you can delay the onset of muscle fatigue by ensuring oxygen is efficiently flowing through your blood, therefore increasing your endurance.
Stretching will help to get a greater nutrient supply to muscles, therefore reducing muscle soreness and helping to speed recovery from muscle and joint injuries.Stretching has been used in the warm-up process for many years. Dynamic (active) stretches are now recommended for warm-ups over the traditional static stretch.
Sometimes you may have trouble staying awake during your long, dragging day. If you’re feeling this way then it might help to get out of your seat and do a few good stretches for a boost of energy, helping your mind and body become more alert. Muscles tighten when we get tired and that makes us feel even more lethargic, so feel free to stand up and do some stretches. It will help you to quickly and efficiently revitalize your energy levels.
Stretching increases blood flow to the muscles. Greater blood circulation helps promote cell growth and organ function. The heart rate will also decrease since it doesn’t have to work as hard and blood pressure will become more even and consistent.
If your muscles are already contracted because you haven’t stretched, then they will be less effective during exercise. Regular stretching will relax all of your muscles, making them more available during exercise.
Stretching before and after a workout gives your muscles time to relax. It increases the blood flow and nutrient supply to the muscles and relieves soreness in the muscles after a workout.
Static stretching before going to bed will help relieve some tightness or cramping you may feel during the night. This way, you’ll have a better chance of actually falling asleep in the first place.
Hopefully these reasons will inspire you to make stretching a part of your daily routine!
Laetitia Bouffard started ballet at age 3. At age 9, she was selected out of hundreds of candidates to attend the Paris Opera Ballet School. Laetitia studied there for 5 years and then completed 2 years at the Conservatoire national supérieur musique et danse in Lyon where she graduated with a Diploma of Dance & and Choreography. Laetitia has performed with Europa-Danse in Paris, National Ballet of Nancy (France), National Baltic Opera in Gdansk (Poland) and won the "Grand Prix" at International Ballet Competition in Caen (France). After many years of ballet, Laetitia decided it was time to take her career to another level, adding ground and aerial acrobatics to her skills. Laetitia learned acrobatic lifts, aerial silks, aerial hoop, aerial straps, net and web. She won Bronze medals at Worldwide Festival du Cirque de Demain in Paris and at the Wuqiao International Circus Festival in China. Laetitia has performed on TV in Norway, Turkey, Canada, France, Italy, Poland and China. She has performed at special events for clients such as Porsche, Audi, British Airways, Volvo, Volkswagen and Dom Perignon. Her shows include appearances at Palazzo Mannheim Germany, Calgary Stampede Canada, Krystallpalast Germany, Benidorm Palace Spain, Europa-Park Germany, Crazy Palace Germany, Alexander Kunz Theater Germany, GOP Munich Germany and on many Cruise Lines around the world. She is also a Registered Yoga Teacher by Yoga Alliance USA and a Personal Fitness Trainer recognized by Europe Active Association. Laetitia credits a huge part of her success to dedication, discipline, commitment, relationships, yoga, proper nutrition, trust and travel, elements she focuses on and practices in her daily life.
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