Doing sports is an increasingly common habit. Many are those who dare to go out on the street to do some running, or visit the gym to get in shape. However, not all of these people do it correctly. Some forget a key step in exercising: stretching.
The stretching It consists of preparing your muscles for the exercise they are going to perform next. It is essential so that we do not suffer any injury, since it gradually stretches the muscle so that it does not have to do it suddenly during the exercise. But, it is also advantageous for many other things.
These exercises help to reduce the muscular tension of everyday life, as well as to get to know our own body and know how to coordinate it. They also influence the proper circulation of blood in the body, and the absorption of lactic acid, the acid that prevents the very annoying muscle fatigue.
Even so, there are still some athletes who, despite performing this stretching routine, do not do it correctly. We must know how these stretches should be carried out because otherwise, our body will not benefit from all the advantages that these exercises offer.
How to stretch?
To stretch correctly, it is important that the muscles, tautology aside, are stretched. We will achieve this by keeping one point of the muscle we want to stretch fixed, and stretching the other point.
The exercise times will be about 20 seconds. This is the time we must keep our muscle stretched. Once this period has passed, we will return to our original position slowly.
During stretching, we should never notice that the muscle hurts. It is normal to feel some tension, but never pain. Otherwise, we will be putting our body at risk. In addition, one should also breathe correctly. This means breathing deeply and releasing the air little by little, so that our body never lacks oxygen.
With these stretching principles, you will be preparing your body for sports correctly and you will not suffer any injury. We recommend that you follow these steps not only before, but also after doing sports. In this way, your body will relax much faster and you will avoid possible muscle soreness.
Now… time to stretch!
