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Incorporating a Dynamic Warm-up into your Workout RoutinePublished by
Over the past few years, research has shown the adverse effects of static stretching prior to working out. We grew up thinking and being told flexibility was a good thing, and the best way to attain that was by putting our bodies through a stretching routine before we exercised. However, flexibility is relative to your biomechanics and activity preference. If you were a gymnast or kung fu master, you would rely heavily on having flexible and pliable tissue to torque your body in a wide variety of positions. However, as endurance athletes, we need to have some tension through our tissue to create joint stability, as well as elastic momentum to propel us forward (like the recoil of a stretched rubberband). Too much or imbalanced tension is obviously an issue that can create strain on the muscle/tendon/ligament, but too little tension or too much flexibility can create instability of the joint. Now, where does static stretching fall into the realm of proper joint mobility and right amount of flexibility without compromising the stability? Read the full article at: highaltitudesportsrehab.com
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