Why and how you should work harder to boost your flexibility.
If flexibility is a secondary concern for you, it's time to move it up on your priority list. Because while you may consider flexibility to be important only for gymnasts and wrestlers, flexibility offers great benefits for people of all ages, stages, and interests.
What should you know about flexibility? Good question.
Why It's Important
Before you'll spend time stretching your muscles, you need to be sold on the idea. So why is flexibility important? Because flexibility doesn't mean being able to contort your body until you look like a human pretzel. Rather, flexibility is the ability to move your muscles and joints throughout their intended range of motion. Why should this matter to you? After all, you get along pretty well without being able to touch your toes, and you've never been hindered by an inability to do the splits, so stretching can't be that big of a deal.
But did you know that you'll never reach your maximum strength if you aren't flexible? Stretching ensures you have full use of your muscles and ligaments. In the gym, this means you can perform each repetition properly and strengthen the entire muscle and ligament. Being flexible also increases your balance and coordination and helps you perform daily duties. Grabbing a lost house shoe under your bed, grabbing a book from the top shelf, and checking your car's tire pressure are all made easier if you're flexible.
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Theo Tilton
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