"Light" stretching

lorrpb
lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
edited November 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
What on earth is "light" stretching or "mild" stretching as in the exercise database? Is there "moderate" and "heavy" stretching also? Shouldn't we be "thorough" or "complete" when stretching, rather than "light"? Does "mild" stretching mean go through the motions but don't really stretch?
Pet peeve!

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  • successgal1
    successgal1 Posts: 996 Member
    It means carefully stretch as I've always interpreted. Don't tear something.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    successgal1 wrote: »
    It means carefully stretch as I've always interpreted. Don't tear something.

    For instructions, I agree, but as the name of an exercise it just seems unnecessary.
  • peaceout_aly
    peaceout_aly Posts: 2,018 Member
    When logging, I always use "light stretching" as to not overestimate the calories burned. I usually spend 20-minutes or so really stretching out my muscles.
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    peaceout_aly wrote: »
    When logging, I always use "light stretching" as to not overestimate the calories burned. I usually spend 20-minutes or so really stretching out my muscles.

    That's the only choice I saw aside from yoga stretching. I just started to log stretching for my own reference, to help me keep focused on it, as I've been shortchanging it a tad this winter. I have timer app on my phone that I use for some of my workouts. I set up a "stretching circuit" on it to time me for 30 sec per stretch and 5 sec to switch, to make sure I hold them long enough.
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