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 Stretching
When you exercise, your muscles contract and relax, contract and relax. The repeated contraction can lead to shortening up of the muscles. Stretching helps prevent this. Many injuries are caused by poor flexibility.

Stretching should be done before and after exercises. When you stretch before exercising, you need to warm up the muscles first, follow this with stretching, and then proceed with your exercise routine.

Here is your complete guide to a range of stretching exercises.

 SPECIFIC
Abdomen
Abdominal stretch
Arms
Tricep stretch
Bicep stretch
Arm extensions
Back
Back stretch on all fours
Upper-back stretch
Spine rotation
Lower-back stretch
Buttocks
Glute stretch
Chest
Chest stretch
Legs
Calf stretch
Outer-thigh stretch
Inner-thigh stretch
Hip stretch 1
Hip stretch 2
Hamstring stretch, lying
Hamstring stretch, standing
Quadricep stretch, standing
Quadricep stretch, lying
Neck
Side-to-side neck stretch 1
Side-to-side neck stretch 2
Forward-backward neck stretch
Shoulders
General shoulder stretch
Back-of-shoulder stretch
Front-of-shoulder stretch
Torso stretch
 PROGRAMMES
Weight training stretches
Weight-training stretches
Quick stretch
Quick stretch
Lower body stretch
Lower-body stretch
Total body stretch
Total body stretch
 MORE ABOUT STRETCHING
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