The dos and don'ts of stretching

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	The dos and don'ts of stretching

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9-20-2007 9:42 PM

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color:#ffffcc;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/8c9ba50f-2adf-4d3a-91a1-f4dece1dec61/B124F94D-57DA-4CC1-9B1B-15C18C942805/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.realbuzz.com/en-us/Fitness/index?pageID=1020&sub_page=2" href="http://www.realbuzz.com/en-us/Fitness/index?pageID=1020&sub_page=2" style="font-size: 11px;">www.realbuzz.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.realbuzz.com/en-us/Fitness/index?pageID=1020&sub_page=2"><H1 id="Title_fitness">The dos and don'ts of stretching</H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.realbuzz.com/en-us/Fitness/index?pageID=1020&sub_page=2"><TABLE cellSpacing="0" cols="0" cellPadding="0" dataPageSize="0" border="1"><TBODY><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV><DIV align="left"><STRONG><EM>Stretching ‘dos’</EM></STRONG></DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV><DIV align="left"><STRONG><EM>Stretching ‘don’ts’</EM></STRONG></DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV><DIV align="left"><STRONG>Do . . .</STRONG>ensure that the muscles being stretched are thoroughly warmed-up.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"><STRONG> </STRONG></DIV><DIV align="left"><STRONG>Don’t . . .</STRONG> try and stretch cold muscles – it’s a recipe for injury.</DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Stretch at the end of your training session.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Stretch before your warm-up or workout.</DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Relax.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Bounce or rock whilst holding a stretch – you could overstretch and cause an injury.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Breathe easily.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Hold a stretch for just a few seconds.</DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Hold each stretch for a minimum of 30 seconds.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Hold your breath.</DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Follow an all-over body program for stretching to avoid postural imbalances.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Focus on just leg stretches or just upper body stretches.</DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Follow correct technique – see the realbuzz.com guide <EM>‘Glossary of exercises & stretches’</EM>  for detailed stretching information and photographs.</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD></TR><TR><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV><DIV align="left">Avoid pain, stretching should <STRONG>NEVER</STRONG> be painful!</DIV><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD><TD vAlign="top" width="310"><DIV align="left"> </DIV></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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