The Importance of Correct Stretching Exercises Before Workout

The types of stretching can vary for each form of exercise, but there is a basic series that does not fit all (and if your workout is more intense, is the ideal supplement this series with other types of stretching).

Stretching is a warning to the body that you are starting a sequence of movements that come out of their "normality", i.e. going beyond the moves you make in everyday life and cause no major impact on muscles, bones and joints.

Stretching is used for maintenance or in the case of beginners, the greater flexibility of the body. This expansion is necessary because the exercises require larger movements. Even exercises like walking movements require extended legs (including thighs and hips), arms, shoulders and back.

The lack of a sequence of stretching exercises can compromise your training (making you more tired, for example) and increase the incidence of muscle injuries. But there is a limit to everything: stretching too - forcing levels until the pain is intense - it is also harmful.

Stretching must be done to a level called optimal or ideal. It is a prophylactic process, i.e., preventively protects certain types of injuries caused by excessive load on the movement or exercise. However, when there is an excessive stretch, forcing other muscles, this kind of preparation for practice can also lead to injuries to muscles and therefore joints.

The sequences of stretching should not be made only at the beginning of training, but also the end of them. "Stretching back helps the body return to its natural rhythm, in which the muscles become more stable. It's part of what we call 'slowdown' post-exercise.

All this helps to reduce the incidence of discomfort after a workout like that leg pain that many people have the day after a workout, many people who are not stretching correctly can also develop chronic back pain. These pains may not be the exercise itself, but the lack of heating and cooling done wrong.

Stretching himself, moreover, can be considered a fairly exercise. On the day that you cannot train - because of weather, climate or other commitment - people can make a good sequence of stretching, even at home. It's a way to keep the body active, perhaps not so much as a calorie burning workout more intense but no less healthy.

Even older people who do not have a scheduled exercise routine, can enjoy the benefits of stretching. The American Academy of Sports Medicine suggests that older people make a series of stretching to maintain flexibility of the body. This helps them maintain good health and perform their daily tasks more easily, studies have found.

Any person who is starting or already have an exercise routine knows (or should know) that before any physical activity is necessary to do a warm home - walk to the gym or park already fills that gap - and make a good sequence of exercises stretching.