Healthy Families Made Easy With Dr. Jason Jones

When we talk about fitness, cardiovascular and strength exercises often come to mind. Keeping up with this level of exercise can sometimes be challenging, but we need to remember another vital fitness component- stretching. Including stretching in your daily regimen is a great strategy to develop and maintain optimal fitness and improve your athletic performance and overall health. Stretching involves elongating a muscle or muscle group to its entire length. Most times, we stretch without realizing it because stretching is a natural, instinctive behavior that our bodies naturally crave, especially after long periods of sitting or inactivity. The Importance of Regular Stretching Regular stretching offers numerous health and fitness benefits that include: Increases your flexibility Flexibility helps us perform everyday activities with relative ease and helps delay the reduced mobility that can come with aging. Therefore, regular stretching increases your flexibility, which is crucial for overall health.