Stretching

hadleyjones16
hadleyjones16 Posts: 20 Member
edited December 2024 in Fitness and Exercise
Ok I figured it out, so I’ll put my question here: I have a question and I don’t know where to put it. If I play a sport for 10+ hours a week, should I be stretching? And if so, when/how?

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  • cahubbard6421
    cahubbard6421 Posts: 769 Member
    Yes you should stretch....normal stretches arent necessarily good for you. Go online and Google dynamic warm up for whatever activity you do. Set a routine and stick with it
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    Dynamic stretches before playing and dynamic or static stretches when finished. About 10 min each.
  • dewd2
    dewd2 Posts: 2,445 Member
    What sport? Do you have limitations due to not being flexible?

    If your sport is something like martial arts, then heck yes, stretch. If you play team sports or similar the question remains - are you limited in any way? Would stretching make you better?

    In my case, I'm a runner. And like the majority of runners I know we don't stretch much (even the elites I run with don't bother). Should we stretch? Maybe - but as long as my hips are free and it isn't causing injury, I probably won't bother either.
  • hadleyjones16
    hadleyjones16 Posts: 20 Member
    edited March 2019
    I play tennis, and while I don’t think increased flexibility will help, I do want to avoid injury. I just never thought of stretching before I began a conditioning camp where they did it both before and after. But I know regular playing is different. Should I stretch for that?
    dewd2 wrote: »
    What sport? Do you have limitations due to not being flexible?

    If your sport is something like martial arts, then heck yes, stretch. If you play team sports or similar the question remains - are you limited in any way? Would stretching make you better?

    In my case, I'm a runner. And like the majority of runners I know we don't stretch much (even the elites I run with don't bother). Should we stretch? Maybe - but as long as my hips are free and it isn't causing injury, I probably won't bother either.

  • hadleyjones16
    hadleyjones16 Posts: 20 Member
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Dynamic stretches before playing and dynamic or static stretches when finished. About 10 min each.
    Thank you, any recommendations
  • lorrpb
    lorrpb Posts: 11,463 Member
    hadleyjones16 wrote: »
    lorrpb wrote: »
    Dynamic stretches before playing and dynamic or static stretches when finished. About 10 min each.
    Thank you, any recommendations

    I would suggest you do the stretches you learned at conditioning camp. Shoulders, arms, core, hips, and legs.
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