MamasHealth.com Home Fitness Training Pages Balance Training Benefits of Personal Training Cheap Personal Training Circuit Training Cross Training Flexibility Training High-temp Training Tips Hill Training Interval Training Kettlebell Training Online Training Programs Personal Training Qualified Trainers Resistance Training Strength Training Unhappy with Trainer? Weight Training Links Email Mama Mama's Top Workout Videos Nutrition for Athletes Inexpensive Treadmills Fitness Accessories	Flexibility Training What is Flexibility? Flexibility is a joint's ability to move through a full range of motion. Flexibility training, also called flexibility stretching helps balance muscle groups that might be overused during exercise or physical activity. Sometimes muscle groups might be overused as a result of bad posture. Benefits of Flexibility Training There are many benefits to flexibility training. Some of the benefits are listed below Improved Physical Performance A flexible joint has the ability to move through a greater range of motion and requires less energy to do so, while greatly decreasing your risk of injury. Decreased Risk of Injury Stretching decreases resistance in tissue structures. Decreased resistance in tissue structure will decrease your chances of being injured by exceeding tissue extensibility. Reduced Muscle Soreness As you become more flexible through static stretching, the amount of muscle soreness you experience after exercise will decrease. Static stretching involves a slow, gradual and controlled elongation of the muscle through the full range of motion and held for 15-30 seconds in the furthest comfortable position. Improved Posture Stretching improves muscular balance and posture. Stretching can help realign soft tissue structures and reducing the effort it takes to achieve and maintain good posture in the activities of daily living. Increased Blood and Nutrients to Tissues Stretching increases tissue temperature, which increases circulation and nutrient transport. Increased circulation and nutrient transport allows greater elasticity of surrounding tissues and increases performance.	Sign up for our Email Newsletter For Email Marketing you can trust
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