With winter approaching, I thought this article on how to warm up was timely.
"The old presumption that holding a stretch for 20 to 30 seconds — known as static stretching — primes muscles for a workout is dead wrong. It actually weakens them."
I, of course, love to stretch. Especially before using the keyboard.
This is the stretch I like to use:
Just before climbing, I usually work up to this type of stretch:
Or, if I need to stretch my facial muscles, I like to do this:
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It's good to have Richard back isn't it? Actually this is how a good yoga class is set up. Warming up, getting the blood flowing and then deep stretches toward the end.
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