You need to stretch everyday..

Let’s involve stretching with our lifestyle! You may stretch before a workout or before a uphill hike, but what if that isn’t enough. Did you know that stretching on a daily can tremendously improve your over all health? While you are stretching, you may feel moments of soreness, discomfort or a sense of relief. That's an indication that your body yearns for more movement. There are two ways to effectively stretch called dynamic stretching and static stretching. With dynamic stretching, you are moving through the stretch to lengthen your muscles. Where static stretching is holding a stretch in place for release. Think of dynamic stretching as warm ups like side lunges; verses static stretching is bending to touch your toes. Either way, the movement of your muscles is the goal.

Here are 3 benefits to stretching that can increase your overall wellness. First, is muscle health. When your body is in constant motion, tension can build within the muscles leaving a stiff achy feeling. Stretching can relieve your muscles of those aches and pains. Secondly, is the benefit of breathing. You may not notice this, but sometimes we can hold our breath while in motion. It’s important to breathe and flow with the movements. Pushing our respiratory system to work. Which brings us to our last gem, and that’s brain health. When oxygen flows to the brain, it reaches a new level of wellness. Brain fog becomes clear, sleeping patterns will improve, and your mood will be become uplifted. All of these lead to a better health and wellness lifestyle. Now, here is your chance to try a 5 minute stretch method.

Five groups of the body gets 1 minute of attention. Stretching these groups: legs, hips, back, shoulders, and neck. Is a great start to giving your body some attention. Or you can check out your local gym, search video online, even stretch with a partner.