Stretching As a Method to Reduce Stress

Stretching As a Method to Reduce Stress

Whether you’re an athlete or someone who puts in 8 hours of work a day, there’s some stress that the body takes on. Physical exertion or remaining stationary for hours at a time can stress the body out, in their own ways. Stiffness, soreness and lack of mobility can be traced back to both over exertion or under exertion.

Regular stretching is a great way to keep your body limber and free from any discomfort. For as long as you stay flexible, your body can take on greater stress and exertion without breaking down.

What Does Stretching Achieve?

What Does Stretching Achieve?

Stretching is supposed to help increase your range of motion, without causing discomfort if you exert yourself. Your tendons and joints become less mobile if your posture is a certain way or if you’ve been injured before.

Stretching creates tension in the tendons and joints, which makes them much more elastic than before. As you extend yourself farther, the tendons become accustomed to the exercise. As a result of that, they can lengthen or become stronger to take on greater loads.

In some ways this reduces pain from soreness, makes you less likely to stiffen up and helps restore blood flow into the muscles. This is why athletes are always told to stretch out before they compete. The stretches allow them to perform better since their muscles and tendons are much more flexible.

Gradual Progress

Stretching is supposed to increase gradually in intensity. It’s not like you’ll stretch for a week and you’ll feel the effects immediately. The human body needs to move through more intense exercises to develop a tolerance for the strain that’s put on it.

Stretching yourself beyond your limits can cause more harm, for this reason fitness instructors usually have people steadily increase their thresholds. Excessive stretching could cause tendon and joint injuries, which can be quite painful.

Stretching As Stress Management

Stretching As Stress Management

As your body becomes more flexible, it also becomes less likely to cause discomfort. You’ll find yourself more active and less prone to developing aches and pains. Regular exercising strengthens your body in a way that you find yourself capable of so much more than you could before.

As your body strengthens and you find yourself relaxed after a long day’s work, your stress management abilities will significantly improve. As you keep improving your body’s conditioning and flexibility, you’re less likely to find yourself overwhelmed and much more willing to take on tasks you would shy away from.

Trainer Joe’s Fitness center in Palm Desert, California offers clients well rounded fitness regimens to meet their fitness goals. Under the guidance of expert personal trainers, we offer stretching classes, personal and group training programs and weight loss coaching and training Palm Desert. Get in touch with us today or visit our website for more information.

By |2020-02-20T13:25:57+00:00March 25th, 2019|Fitness & Health|0 Comments