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Stretching Everyday

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I now think stretching is the key to being fit. Every element of ballet and yoga that make me feel awesome about myself involve stretching in some form. I think this post summarizes the value of stretching:

Also has this nifty basic stretches diagram:
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What if you used every small timespan of just twiddling your thumbs to stretch a muscle instead? How many stretches could you accumulate in a day? How much fitness would you gain? What if you stretched whenever you remembered to throughout the week, throughout the month, pretty much whenever it was feasible? Would it make a difference to your body?

I am going to find out!! Mid-year resolution #1!

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  1. libertad ·

    That's funny you wrote this today. Today at the start of my work day we went outside and did stretches and simple yoga poses. They are testing allowing us to do this a couple of times a week. We shall see how long that lasts. It was a really nice surprise this morning.

  2. metalpeter ·

    A couple of those stretches look a lot like a couple exercises....

  3. tinypliny ·

    Well.. stretching is exercise. The best form there is! :)

  4. tinypliny ·

    That is funny, @libertad! Was it for your office alone or for the whole institute?

  5. paul ·

    Speaking of stretching - are you going tonight?

  6. tinypliny ·

    Unfortunately, no :( I have too much on my mind... I don't think I can afford the 1.5 hour today. I am promising myself that I will go regularly from next week till the end of summer...

  7. libertad ·

    It was just me and someone else from my office with the PHD trainer they hired, it really did seem helpful to do that this morning. We did it in the short period of time when we get there and when the phone lines open. She is hoping to do this twice a week with a couple people each time.

  8. tinypliny ·

    They have a PhD for physical trainers? Why am I not doing such a cool PhD programme?!

  9. heidi ·

    Unlimited summer yoga passes now to Aug. 31 $70!!! :::link::: I already got mine. I am committing myself to one yoga class each week during bar review. Wednesdays are most likely but there's one Tuesday nights that looks like it might be an okay alternative.

  10. libertad ·

    She is a trainer that specializes in motivational interviewing, she is doing the stretching as a side thing.

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