Stairclimb for Clean Air Week 4

Stairclimb for Clean Air Week 4

Posted by on Feb 13, 2012 in Blog | No Comments

Stretching

Stretching and flexibility are crucial parts of your fitness and preparation for exercise. Good flexibility can help prevent injury, and allow proper balance between muscle groups as you strengthen!

  • Do lots of stretching of the quads and hamstring. This will help keep you flexible and prevent injuries.
  • It’s important to warm up your body before stretching so your muscle become more pliable.
  • After warm up but before your exercise use dynamic stretching (stretching that involves movement)
  • After exercise try static stretching (traditional stretching)
  • Hold stretches for 30 sec+ to achieve optimal benefit.

Standing quad stretch.

Laying down hamstring stretch with a rope or towel.

 

 

For more information on stretching try taking a core and mobility small group training session at Kalev Fitness Solutions to help with your flexibility! Click Here

Week 3 Tip:

Incorporate squats and single leg step-ups Click Here

Week 2 Tip:

Focus on two different days of cardio into your work-outs. Click Here

Week 1 Tip:

Plan 5-6 weeks ahead. Click Here