For our next fitness tip, let’s talk about stretching. The gist of stretching can be summed up this way:
- Warm up first
- Do a walk or slow jog for 5-10 minutes
- Then stretch
- Then run
Here are the details of the Do’s and Do Nots of Stretching:
Do…
- warm up thoroughly first
- ease into a stretching routine
- pay attention to your breathing (take deep belly breaths)
- make stretching a habit
- relax
- listen to your body
Do Not…
- hold your breath
- bounce
- force a stretch
- hold painful stretches
- stretch injured muscles
- hurry through your routine
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