http://www.geaux2pt.com/to-stretch-or-not-to-stretch-that-is-the-question/504/ Just go Fri, 13 Jan 2012 02:42:48 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www.geaux2pt.com/to-stretch-or-not-to-stretch-that-is-the-question/504/comment-page-1/#comment-387 MoniquePT Wed, 24 Feb 2010 09:16:22 +0000 http://www.geaux2pt.com/?p=504#comment-387 If the exercise you are about to do will require maximum effort (prior to sports or moving furniture for example), then yes, do a "dynamic" stretch where you only hold for a second or two and do more reps- like 20-30. If you are exercising: out for a walk or run, doing aerobics, sub-max strength training; you are safe to do "static" stretches prior: holding stretch for 20-30 seconds and doing 2-3 repetitions. If the exercise you are about to do will require maximum effort (prior to sports or moving furniture for example), then yes, do a “dynamic” stretch where you only hold for a second or two and do more reps- like 20-30. If you are exercising: out for a walk or run, doing aerobics, sub-max strength training; you are safe to do “static” stretches prior: holding stretch for 20-30 seconds and doing 2-3 repetitions.

]]> http://www.geaux2pt.com/to-stretch-or-not-to-stretch-that-is-the-question/504/comment-page-1/#comment-300 MoniquePT Wed, 24 Feb 2010 03:16:22 +0000 http://www.geaux2pt.com/?p=504#comment-300 If the exercise you are about to do will require maximum effort (prior to sports or moving furniture for example), then yes, do a "dynamic" stretch where you only hold for a second or two and do more reps- like 20-30. If you are exercising: out for a walk or run, doing aerobics, sub-max strength training; you are safe to do "static" stretches prior: holding stretch for 20-30 seconds and doing 2-3 repetitions. If the exercise you are about to do will require maximum effort (prior to sports or moving furniture for example), then yes, do a “dynamic” stretch where you only hold for a second or two and do more reps- like 20-30. If you are exercising: out for a walk or run, doing aerobics, sub-max strength training; you are safe to do “static” stretches prior: holding stretch for 20-30 seconds and doing 2-3 repetitions.

]]> http://www.geaux2pt.com/to-stretch-or-not-to-stretch-that-is-the-question/504/comment-page-1/#comment-270 serpymom Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:28:41 +0000 http://www.geaux2pt.com/?p=504#comment-270 Just so I understand completely, we should stretch before exercising, but we should only hold the stretch for a second or two. Is this correct? Just so I understand completely, we should stretch before exercising, but we should only hold the stretch for a second or two. Is this correct?

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