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Stretching

red8424
red8424 Posts: 160 Member
edited January 20 in Fitness and Exercise
Does anyone else get bruises from stretching? I notice some wicked bruises on my thighs and knees from stretching (runner's lunges, knee-down lunges, v-sit, pike stretches,etc.). They don't show up every time but when they do, they are pretty nasty looking- dark blue and greenish. Am I doing something wrong or is this normal?

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  • red8424
    red8424 Posts: 160 Member
    bump
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    No? I've never heard of anyone bruising themselves from stretching before, unless they fell down while they were doing it. That sounds like a "get a doctor to look into that" thing to me.
  • red8424
    red8424 Posts: 160 Member
    no falling- it sometimes happens after a good stretch around my upper thighs. Used to happen more when I was a dancer. Maybe I just bruise easily?
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