|
Warm up / Cool down Stretching
This is the start and finish of all training routines. It is often one of the most neglected areas of sports training, even amongst top athletes! Many injuries from training come as a result of little or no stretching prior to and after training. It is not necessary to spend a great deal of time in stretching unless you are trying to achieve an extreme level of flexibility or are unusually stiff. Once you have developed an appropriate stretching regime you can spend as little as ten minutes to warm up stretch and ten minutes to cool down stretch. Dynamic stretching is recommended prior to training and relaxed static stretching at the end of the session. A very important aspect of warm up and cool down stretching is that it must be used on a regular basis to be effective regardless of the system used.
 | Stretching out |
 | Stretching out |
|
