Stretching & Flexibility

A wide range of stretches and exercises to enhance strength, increase flexibility and aid recovery.

Lifetime Fitness

Athletes & Sports Injury, Stretching & Flexibility

Getting athletes to stretch is harder then stretching itself. However, it should be clear that stretching is an integral part of long term heath and fitness. Effort to train will be balanced by ease of stretching. Therefore, stretching is a way to increase your chance...

Flexibility training: Running stretches

Stretching & Flexibility

There’s perfection to the movement of elite runners. Watching them run, I’m often struck by the beauty and grace in their stride, with the perfect alignment of their hip, knee and foot. Their upper bodies seem relaxed, lifted and strong. I wish I could run...

Flexibility training: Swimming stretches

Stretching & Flexibility

I think of swimming as the savior for the triathlete. Swimming is the perfect compensator for biking and running. In fact, the breathing, rhythm and extension in swimming are an invaluable counter movement or counter position to biking and running. If an athlete...

Flexibility training: Cycling stretches

Stretching & Flexibility

If you could go to the store today and buy a supplement that increases recovery and circulation, strengthens correct biomechanics in running, biking and swimming and prevents injuries, would you do it? The trip to the store would take about 20-30 minutes. You’d...