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Welcome to the Strething section |
In the stretching section we will provide you with stretching
routines, as well as try to enlighten you with exercises that
will help you to relax in your daily life and after training.
Without doubt running is know to develop muscle strength
and flexibility imbalances. Each training step we take increases
the strength and inflexibility of the muscles most used during
endurance running. With the development of the posterior calf,
hamstring and back muscles, there is unfortunately a reduction
of strength in their opposing muscles, these being the front
calf, front thigh and stomach muscles. The maintenance of
these corresponding and opposing muscles via strength training,
stretching and flexibility routines is of high importance.
The strength and flexibilty imbalances have become an important
factor in injury and many authorities believe it is important
to maintain flexibility by doing regular stretching exercises.
Stretching is not something that most runners do willingly.
Runners who will somehow squeeze in one or two hours of running
a day, never seem quite able to find the additional five to
10 minutes needed for adequate stretching. There are avariety
of reasons for this Firstly, we inflexible runners are unconvinced
that stretching is beneficial; secondly, we are ignorant of
what is involved;thirdly, experience has taught us that stretching
hurts; finally, we are haunted by the suspicion that we may
be doing it the wrong way. None of these are 'real' reasons.
There appears to be growing evidence that there is a benefit
to stretching.
Don't become 'boy he can stretch, but can he run ?'
For now take a look at our stretch routines we have available
for you :
See also the yoga area [ more
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