5 stretching workouts made easy.
EBM Fitness Solutions, Hamstrings, Hip mobility, Hip pain, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Low back tightness, Physical therapy, Shoulder pain, Soft tissue mobilization, Stretching, Hip flexor stretch Dr. Tom Biggart EBM Fitness Solutions, Hamstrings, Hip mobility, Hip pain, Knee pain, LBP, Low back pain, Low back tightness, Physical therapy, Shoulder pain, Soft tissue mobilization, Stretching, Hip flexor stretch Dr. Tom Biggart

5 stretching workouts made easy.

Your body feels tired and mentally you have been talking yourself out of the workout all morning.

If you have been exercising for any amount of time, I am sure you can relate to this scenario. So what should you do?

The take-home message… do something. Motion is lotion to your body.

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Do this stretch for low back and shoulder pain. [video]
Fitness, Physical therapy, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Stretching, Low back pain, LBP, Low back tightness Dr. Tom Biggart Fitness, Physical therapy, Shoulder impingement, Shoulder pain, Stretching, Low back pain, LBP, Low back tightness Dr. Tom Biggart

Do this stretch for low back and shoulder pain. [video]

Low back tightness is common. Feeling some tightness in the low back is not uncommon. The reasons why the back can be tight are numerous. Most do not even involve the low back itself.

Other problems in the body (weakness, tightness and poor mechanics when moving) tend to manifest as low back pain. Sneaky sneaky.

Because of this, stretching the low back directly is often not the solution.

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Spiderman stretch [video].
Exercise, Fitness, Knee pain, Physical therapy, Stretching, Hip mobility, Hip pain Dr. Tom Biggart Exercise, Fitness, Knee pain, Physical therapy, Stretching, Hip mobility, Hip pain Dr. Tom Biggart

Spiderman stretch [video].

This is an excellent movement for mobilizing and stretching the hips. Start with the first position and progress to the others as needed. Remember, focus on a mild-to-moderate intensity in the hip and glute area when performing these. Start in a pushup position. Bring one leg forward to the outside of the arm. In the second video, bend the elbow and try to get it as close to the floor as you can. In the third video, rotate the arm up towards the ceiling. Make sure to rotate the body, not just the arm. One way to help do this is to keep your eyes on your hand. The arm should not travel where the eyes cannot follow it.

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Stop stretching your tight muscles.
Poor posture, Stretching, Soft tissue mobilization, Physical therapy, Shoulder pain, Knee pain Dr. Tom Biggart Poor posture, Stretching, Soft tissue mobilization, Physical therapy, Shoulder pain, Knee pain Dr. Tom Biggart

Stop stretching your tight muscles.

"My muscles are tight, I have to go stretch"

                                                            - Almost every person I know

It seems simple enough. If you have muscle tightness, the remedy is to stretch said muscles.

Simple. Easy. Done deal. Moving on.

Not so fast.

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