To Stretch or Not to Stretch? The Answer Is Elastic
Good article from the NY Times:
www.nytimes.com/.../13Best.html
Excerpt:
The truth is that after dozens of studies and years of debate, no one really knows whether stretching helps, harms, or does anything in particular for performance or injury rates. Yet most athletes remain convinced that stretching helps, and recently more and more have felt a sort of social pressure to show that they are limber, in part due to the popularity of yoga. Flexibility has become another area where many athletes want to excel.
I use only a few to loosen/limber the back and select muscle groups. Without them, I would have to add another 1,000 yards of swimming to get my strokes aligned and the kinks worked out.
I do not do anything "hyper" anymore, as age has a way of reducing one's desire to put the knees behind their head! :)
I use only a few to loosen/limber the back and select muscle groups. Without them, I would have to add another 1,000 yards of swimming to get my strokes aligned and the kinks worked out.
I do not do anything "hyper" anymore, as age has a way of reducing one's desire to put the knees behind their head! :)
