Promoting Health Through Stretching

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Many people fail to realize that part of the reason why they wake up tired and groggy and ineffective each day is because of something that is really quite easy to fix. The problem for many of these people is that they do not stretch often enough, or perhaps do not even stretch at all! There is a widespread misconception that has led people to believe that the only time they really need to stretch is before and after exercise. But the truth is, no matter what a person does throughout the course of a normal day, stretching is important for everyone. By stretching, you will enable your body to stay looser; your blood will circulate through your body more effectively; your breathing will be better; in short, stretching makes you much healthier in general!

You might think that it is too much work to stretch throughout the day, or that it will take up too much of your time. But the truth is, you can do all your stretches in as little as ten or fifteen minutes per day, and many of these stretches are quite easy to do.

One of the best stretches for your upper body is quite easy to do no matter where you are; all it entails is stretching your arms back behind your body, straight out as far back as they can go, and then bending over (with your legs spread just wider than shoulder-width apart) until your torso is parallel over the ground. This will significantly loosen up your arms, your chest, and your abdomen!

Leg stretches are somewhat more difficult to do at times, as you can not especially do most of them while wearing your work clothes! Lunges, toe touches, and butterflies are all excellent stretches for your legs, and if you cannot do them throughout the day, try doing them in the morning before you get dressed, or at night before you get into bed.

Your body and its health will begin to improve dramatically once you begin to simply stretch for ten or fifteen minutes every day.