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.
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.
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.