stretching

martha · 12-28-2006, 03:20 PM

Does anyone have a website link that can show me different types of stretching exercises?

YorLooks · 12-28-2006, 07:51 PM

Here's one:
Blackpool Scorpions --

Also check out YouTube for more:
YouTube - Stretching

riverside82 · 01-24-2007, 01:15 PM

wow, very helpful! when is the best time to stretch, before workout or after?? I have heard mix things

sallyann2007 · 03-23-2007, 12:53 PM

You should warm up a little when you exercise. It depends what you are doing but you should warm up by doing something slow, whether it is stretching or just starting out slow. When I do stair climber I just start it slow for a while, build up to fast, then slow down at the end. When I was in pilates class we had stretches at the start and at the end for cool down.

Jessica81 · 04-15-2007, 10:00 PM

I think you need to stretch both before and after. I enjoy the stretching more after b/c after you've run a mile (or whatever you do) you are soooo much more flexible.

vtoodler · 05-11-2007, 02:51 PM

thanks for this

karoloydi · 07-31-2007, 02:54 AM

I also found that streching is good if you have trouble sleeping. Cause usually when you have trouble sleeping is cause you are too tensed. But when you stretch your muscles relax. And also because o fthe pain you get when you stretch, endorphins get released that make yu feel well.

LittleEmmy · 07-30-2008, 12:25 PM

You should read Fitness magazine they always have some great stuff- I usually just jack it from my Doctors office (on accident of course ;-D).

SashaMichelson · 08-01-2008, 12:22 PM

stretching is best to improve blood flow and for good night sleep. Oh, and don't forget to have a warm glass of milk before going for sleeping.

JADE · 08-05-2008, 02:39 PM

I find stretching or doing yoga in the morning really improves my energy and mood all day long.

LittleEmmy · 08-05-2008, 02:41 PM

There is a lot of dispute about when the best time to stretch is- but I think you should do it before and after. I do it before because it seems to make my workout a LOT easier and after to give my muscles some relief. It can't hurt.

shannon305 · 08-05-2008, 11:38 PM

stretch as much as possible! my kung fu teacher calls it the fountain of youth, idk about that lol but its definitely an amazing thing to do whenever.

StayingYoung · 10-02-2008, 04:44 PM

Yoga and Pliates offer great stretches and toning for the body. If you are able to and have a YMCA near by I highly suggest joining. They offer many different work out classes. My favorite is Bodyflow. It is a combination of yoga, and pilates. I've had amazing results with this class.

StayingYoung · 10-14-2008, 04:25 PM

Yoga and pilates is not only wonderful for stretching but also your back and spine. If you are able and have a YMCA near by I highly recommend becoming a member. The offer yoga and pilates classes. The also have a really unique class called Body Flow, it is a combination of yoga, pilates and Tai Chi.

wonderfully_made · 10-15-2008, 09:00 AM

What are some good stretches for lower back pain? I hear lower back pain has a lot to do with your legs needing stretched. Any advice?

S-Limey · 10-21-2008, 01:21 PM

i go to a lady that offers stretching as one of her correctional services...

she ties my ankles to a solid
object and my wrists to a type of wooden screw...with each turn of the screw i am stretched ever so slightly......she assures me this is a very old method practiced in england in the middle ages and was used to great effect.....it had the effect of the user being able to find his inner peace(so she says)...

it works for me,and is best when i am totally naked except for a leather mask...this heightens my sensory perception.....

i hope this helps

Johnnie Red · 10-21-2008, 01:22 PM

that sounds more like S & M to me. are you sure this place is legit?

S-Limey · 10-21-2008, 01:23 PM

you are thinking of MARKS AND SPENCER.......differnt place altogether

Johnnie Red · 10-21-2008, 01:24 PM

No no you silly goose!!! I mean one of those wierd and kinky sex places that do all that pain stuff wearing leather.

pleeza · 10-21-2008, 01:26 PM

How about yoga? I tried it for a while, but didn't work out for me. I went with an upset stomach, had some issues in the class, and didn't have the nerve to ever show my face there again.

12-28-2006, 03:20 PM	#1
martha SCT Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 17	stretching Does anyone have a website link that can show me different types of stretching exercises?

12-28-2006, 07:51 PM	#2
YorLooks SCT Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 125 Rep Power: 18	Re: stretching Here's one: Blackpool Scorpions -- Also check out YouTube for more: YouTube - Stretching

01-24-2007, 01:15 PM	#3
riverside82 SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: MA Posts: 63 Rep Power: 14	Re: stretching wow, very helpful! when is the best time to stretch, before workout or after?? I have heard mix things

03-23-2007, 12:53 PM	#4
sallyann2007 SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 35 Rep Power: 11	Re: stretching You should warm up a little when you exercise. It depends what you are doing but you should warm up by doing something slow, whether it is stretching or just starting out slow. When I do stair climber I just start it slow for a while, build up to fast, then slow down at the end. When I was in pilates class we had stretches at the start and at the end for cool down.

04-15-2007, 10:00 PM	#5
Jessica81 SCT Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Posts: 24 Rep Power: 14	Re: stretching I think you need to stretch both before and after. I enjoy the stretching more after b/c after you've run a mile (or whatever you do) you are soooo much more flexible. __________________

05-11-2007, 02:51 PM	#6
vtoodler SCT Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 722 Rep Power: 30	Re: stretching thanks for this

07-31-2007, 02:54 AM	#7
karoloydi SCT Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 10	Re: stretching I also found that streching is good if you have trouble sleeping. Cause usually when you have trouble sleeping is cause you are too tensed. But when you stretch your muscles relax. And also because o fthe pain you get when you stretch, endorphins get released that make yu feel well.

07-30-2008, 12:25 PM	#8
LittleEmmy SCT Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 123 Rep Power: 8	Re: stretching You should read Fitness magazine they always have some great stuff- I usually just jack it from my Doctors office (on accident of course ;-D).

08-01-2008, 12:22 PM	#9
SashaMichelson SCT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 15 Rep Power: 3	Re: stretching stretching is best to improve blood flow and for good night sleep. Oh, and don't forget to have a warm glass of milk before going for sleeping.

08-05-2008, 02:39 PM	#10
JADE SCT Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2006 Gender: Posts: 193 Rep Power: 19	Re: stretching I find stretching or doing yoga in the morning really improves my energy and mood all day long.

08-05-2008, 02:41 PM	#11
LittleEmmy SCT Fanatic Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 123 Rep Power: 8	Re: stretching There is a lot of dispute about when the best time to stretch is- but I think you should do it before and after. I do it before because it seems to make my workout a LOT easier and after to give my muscles some relief. It can't hurt.

08-05-2008, 11:38 PM	#12
shannon305 SCT Newbie Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 16 Rep Power: 2	Re: stretching stretch as much as possible! my kung fu teacher calls it the fountain of youth, idk about that lol but its definitely an amazing thing to do whenever.

10-02-2008, 04:44 PM	#13
StayingYoung SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lovely Mindwest Posts: 51 Rep Power: 3	Re: stretching Yoga and Pliates offer great stretches and toning for the body. If you are able to and have a YMCA near by I highly suggest joining. They offer many different work out classes. My favorite is Bodyflow. It is a combination of yoga, and pilates. I've had amazing results with this class.

10-14-2008, 04:25 PM	#14
StayingYoung SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Lovely Mindwest Posts: 51 Rep Power: 3	Re: stretching Yoga and pilates is not only wonderful for stretching but also your back and spine. If you are able and have a YMCA near by I highly recommend becoming a member. The offer yoga and pilates classes. The also have a really unique class called Body Flow, it is a combination of yoga, pilates and Tai Chi.

10-15-2008, 09:00 AM	#15
wonderfully_made SCT Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 18 Rep Power: 1	Re: stretching What are some good stretches for lower back pain? I hear lower back pain has a lot to do with your legs needing stretched. Any advice?

10-21-2008, 01:21 PM	#16
S-Limey SCT Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: london Posts: 16 Rep Power: 1	Re: stretching i go to a lady that offers stretching as one of her correctional services... she ties my ankles to a solid object and my wrists to a type of wooden screw...with each turn of the screw i am stretched ever so slightly......she assures me this is a very old method practiced in england in the middle ages and was used to great effect.....it had the effect of the user being able to find his inner peace(so she says)... it works for me,and is best when i am totally naked except for a leather mask...this heightens my sensory perception..... i hope this helps

10-21-2008, 01:22 PM	#17
Johnnie Red SCT Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 167 Rep Power: 3	Re: stretching that sounds more like S & M to me. are you sure this place is legit?

10-21-2008, 01:23 PM	#18
S-Limey SCT Newbie Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: london Posts: 16 Rep Power: 1	Re: stretching you are thinking of MARKS AND SPENCER.......differnt place altogether

10-21-2008, 01:24 PM	#19
Johnnie Red SCT Fanatic Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 167 Rep Power: 3	Re: stretching No no you silly goose!!! I mean one of those wierd and kinky sex places that do all that pain stuff wearing leather.

10-21-2008, 01:26 PM	#20
pleeza SCT Enthusiast Join Date: Oct 2008 Posts: 82 Rep Power: 0	Re: stretching How about yoga? I tried it for a while, but didn't work out for me. I went with an upset stomach, had some issues in the class, and didn't have the nerve to ever show my face there again.