Please share how you stretch before walk/run/exercise?

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  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    sijomial wrote: »
    Never do static stretches before exercise, pointless at best, may even be counter productive.

    My routine is warm up (sometimes) then exercise.
    If my exercise is weights then then I'm doing warm up sets (light weight/high rep).

    If I stretch then it's after exercise.


    I might do some crawls, or mobility checks before lifting in conjunction with a light jog or elliptical or side straddle hops... But strictly speaking no... I wouldn't stretch..
  • Cherimoose
    Cherimoose Posts: 5,208 Member
    sgt1372 wrote: »
    Don't stretch at all. B4 or after. Waste of time. There was a MFP blog article that essentially said the same.

    Before exercise, i static stretch any overly tight muscles that will negatively effect my exercise form if left unstretched. For me, that's upper trapezius, calves, and pectorals. I get a noticeable improvement in form after stretching my problem areas. Granted, most people aren't good at self-diagnosing their muscle imbalances, so it's probably best that they don't stretch prior to exercise.. at least until getting assessed by a physical therapist or kinesiologist, who can customize a stretching plan. :+1:
  • ninka_polish
    ninka_polish Posts: 48 Member
    That's a lot of valuable knowledge! So thanks to you guys I have learnt that there's no point doing cold stretching before my walk just continute walking and then speed up. What I didn't know is that I should asctually stretch after walk so I'll implement that from tomorrow. As for weights keep the advice coming please. I'll be starting 5kg withers exercises for my arms in couple of days, do I need a warm up?

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