I do several stretches pointed out as no-nos in that article. I have a little routine that I always do, much of which I borrowed from Janet Evans' book. But after reading that I'm thinking I might just quit stretching altogether.
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Wow, after reading the article that qbrain posted, it makes me curious. #1,any stretch that involves pulling on my head to stretch my neck makes me nervouse as heck. Seems like it's too easy to overdo it/misuse it. #2, I'm a recent college grad (since this article came out), and in my Kinesiology Swimming class, she still had us doing 2 out of the 3 no-no's. Now granted, I had no respect for that professor, as she was really just a glorified PE teacher who thought she was a college professor, but I can't believe that in a college atmosphere, they wouldn't be up to date enough in their knowledge to know that those stretches were now off limits!
Alot of us glorified PE teacher's are more current and up-to-date than most college prof's. We are in the trenches with students every day! I teach 12 classes per day, believe my class is the most important information the students recieve here at school (how to stay healthy and be the best you can be for life.)
Please do not compare a college prof who sits in his or her Ivory Tower to me who is out spreading great information to the masses of tomorrow's leaders!!! :)
Wow, after reading the article that qbrain posted, it makes me curious. #1,any stretch that involves pulling on my head to stretch my neck makes me nervouse as heck. Seems like it's too easy to overdo it/misuse it. #2, I'm a recent college grad (since this article came out), and in my Kinesiology Swimming class, she still had us doing 2 out of the 3 no-no's. Now granted, I had no respect for that professor, as she was really just a glorified PE teacher who thought she was a college professor, but I can't believe that in a college atmosphere, they wouldn't be up to date enough in their knowledge to know that those stretches were now off limits!
Alot of us glorified PE teacher's are more current and up-to-date than most college prof's. We are in the trenches with students every day! I teach 12 classes per day, believe my class is the most important information the students recieve here at school (how to stay healthy and be the best you can be for life.)
Please do not compare a college prof who sits in his or her Ivory Tower to me who is out spreading great information to the masses of tomorrow's leaders!!! :)
