FLEXIBILITY

Flexibility is the ability for the joints to move through their full range of motion. You need flexibility to move smoothly and avoid muscle tension and to protect your body from injury. Stretching helps you to achieve all these goals. You should stretch after your workout while your muscles are warm, hold the stretch for 15-30 sec. and stretch between your strength training sets to help build longer leaner muscles.

Remember stretching helps:

* Improve performance and reduce injury

* reduce muscle soreness and improve posture

* reduce lower back pain

* increase blood and nutrients to the tissues

* improve coordination

* enjoy exercise more and help reduce stress

Stretching helps you to relax and balance muscles after exercise and adds to your overall health.

Remember , stretch often and target the whole body.