Sunday, July 3, 2011

Flexibility And Health Go Hand-In-Hand

By Byron Jonas


People don't know that flexibility and health have a lot in common. One will never think of being flexible to promote good health. However, if you really think about what happens to the human body when aging occurs, it might change your mind.

People always look at the importance of eating right to maintain an overall healthy life. But, people don't see the importance of stretching and being flexible. As we age, lack of exercise and lack of stretching, we tend to shrink.

That's because if we avoid stretching, everything in the body tightens up. So, muscle injuries can occur much easier. In addition to that, even the easiest tasks of dressing yourself or even brushing your hair can become extremely difficult. Thankfully, you can become much more flexible and stay healthy by doing a few stretching exercises for a few minutes each day.

We cannot stress the importance of this enough. It must be done daily. The medical community has stressed the importance of exercise on a daily basis, but has failed to indicate just how crucial stretching is. By the way, you should always remember that it is important to stretch and do warm-up exercises before any exercise regime.

Regardless of that, maintaining your flexibility by stretching each day is absolutely crucial. In order to do so successfully, you'll be able to find a multitude of such exercises pretty much anywhere you look, and they are good for any age.

Our posture usually suffers as we age. So, it must be a goal of yours to correct it if the damage has already begun. If you have managed to avoid it so far, do all that you can to stop it from ever happening to you. You will thank yourself later on.

Your stretching should be done slowly and it should be felt in the location that you are targeting. Not only will you be able to stand taller for longer, you will avoid kinks, soreness, and other problems from developing.

These tips will help you get started. For your legs, spread them apart while sitting on the floor. Stretch them out without bending the knee, as far as you can go. Do it by pointing the toes and by flexing the feet. The arms will benefit from raising them above your head, stretching them in front of you, and then behind you as well. For the torso, lay down flat on the floor. Breathe in deep and relax. You'll find that your body will loosen up. You are certain to feel good after this.




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