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2. Are you stretching correctly? Fitness experts break down what ...

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   Static stretches can be passive or active. Active static stretches involve working a muscle while using other muscles to hold the stretch, Houlin said, such as lifting a leg in front of you using ...

3. This is the 1 type of stretch you should do before every workout

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   Dynamic vs. static stretching Dynamic stretching is meant to warm up the body for exercise . Static stretching is intended to cool down the body post-workout or relieve tension throughout the day.

4. These Are The 30 Moves You Need To Stretch Your Entire Body - AOL

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   When performing static stretches, taking slower breaths helps calm your nervous system. Inhale for a count of two to four and exhale for the same, Yu recommends. With each exhale, try to get a ...

5. Stretching - Wikipedia

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   Although static stretching is part of some warm-up routines, pre-exercise static stretching usually reduces an individual's overall muscular strength and maximal performance, regardless of an individual's age, sex, or training status. [8] For this reason, an active dynamic warm-up is recommended before exercise in place of static stretching.

6. Active stretching - Wikipedia

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   Active stretching stimulates and prepares muscles for use during exercise. Active stretches not only stretch the muscles and tissues, but prepares the muscles for the action by activating and warming them up or a stretch that requires you to retain a posture without any help other than the strength of your agonist's muscles is known as an ...

7. Flexibility (anatomy) - Wikipedia

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   Static-active stretching includes holding an extended position with just the strength of the muscles such as holding the leg in front, side or behind. Static-active flexibility requires a great deal of strength, making it the hardest to develop.

8. Dynamic Stretching Vs. Static Stretching: Health Benefits - AOL

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   Dynamic stretches are done to warm up before a workout and static stretches are done to cool down. Stretching reduces injury risk, relieves sore muscles and increases flexibility.

9. Cooling down - Wikipedia

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   Static stretching. Static stretching is the appropriate form of stretching to aid in the cooling down procedure. It aids in decreasing the body's temperature, removing lactic acid from the muscles and increasing flexibility. [5] Each stretch should be held for a minimum of 10–20 seconds and stretched to the point of mild discomfort but not ...