STRETCHING AND FLEXIBILITY BOOKS

• If you do any strength or resistance training you are building new muscle. You want the new muscle to be long and lengthened and not tight. If it is tight it can interfere with the range of motion (ROM) of the joint. So stretch after you train.
• Maintaining and gaining flexibility decreases risk of injury from sports or basic activities in life (reaching into the back seat to get your fashionable, yet over sized purse).
• As we age our tendons and ligaments lose their elasticity, so it is important to stretch to maintain the ROM of your joints. Plus stretching helps bring nutrients to the joints.
• Stretching can improve your coordination. This is beneficial to sports but can help you out walking on rough terrain - a trail or a city street littered with potholes.