to lengthen your muscles. Stretching before and after physical activity reduces the risk of injury.
extending movement of limbs about joints.
A type of exercise program in which you assume exaggerated postures that stretch muscles, joints, and connective tissues, hold these positions for several seconds, relax and then repeat the postures. Regular stretching exercise promotes body flexibility.
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent
extending far; "beyond the misty gray of the rain he saw the stretching hutment"; "wide-spreading plains"
The act of elongating (making long) muscle and connective tissues to improve range of motion around a joint.
A type of exercise, often used in warm-ups and cool-downs, in which one assumes exaggerated postures which stretch muscles, joints, and connective tissues, holds these positions for several seconds, relaxes and repeats. Regular stretching exercise promotes flexibility.
includes movements that lengthen muscles to their maximum extension and move joints to the limits of their extension.
Extending and lengthening muscles in a slow then static fashion upon hitting resistance to create a longer line, relieve stress, and increase flexibility. Deep stretching improves circulation and facilitates blood flow to the muscles, heart, and brain. Stretching should not cause pain but may result in some small discomfort.
The action of moving a limb to the limit of its' range of movement or lengthening a muscle to maintain fiber elasticity or tonicity. (See also FLEXIBILITY)
Any therapeutic maneuver designed to elongate shortened soft tissue structures and thereby increase flexibility.
Holding a muscle in a position beyond its normal resting range of motion. Stretching is commonly used as a pre-workout warm-up and as a means of preventing injury.
Exercise which increases the ease and degree to which a muscle or joint can turn, bend or reach.
Exercise that increases the ease and degree that a muscle or joint can turn, bend and stretch.
Movements designed to increase a muscle's flexibility; best method is still being debated but it appears that consistently stretching is the key to increasing flexibility
Extending and lengthening muscles slowly, then in a static manner when hitting resistance. Meant to increase flexibility and relieve stress by improving circulation, and facilitating blood flow to the muscles, heart, and brain.
The activity of gradually applying force to lengthen, strengthen, and lubricate muscles, often performed before physical exertion and to increase the range of motion within a joint. Helps prevent injury to tendons, ligaments and muscles by improving elasticity and tone.
Exercise which increases the ease and degree to which a muscle or joint can turn, bend, and stretch.