Stretching and its benefits

We stretch when we wake from sleep. We stretch after I spent more time at the office. Our baby stretches from the first day of life. Cat, symbol of flexibility, stretching every muscle in his head to the tip of the tail, when up from the sofa.
               Instinctively do stretching exercises every day, because our body has its the "right". We have a "duty" to assure to him more than just stretching sporadnice, learning stretching exercises, we can stay healthy for a long time, and with stretching can become more mobile than we could imagine.
             Ancient people believed that body flexibility is the most important characteristic of health. maintenance gymnastics movements put a special emphasis on improving mobility for body segments. Also yoga is perhaps the best example about human attempts to reach the ultimate state of health by taking positions and making some moves in order to increase the ability of motion in all joints of the body. Stretching their origins found in these ancient methods of maintaining health, in a simplified manner and adapted modern human possibilities.
         Flexibility is one of the main reasons in sports activities, physical fitness, proper posture and physical medicine (recovery). Amplitude of movement is a characteristic of the body, especially joints, ligaments, muscles, tendons, fascia and connective tissue (connective). Knowledge of these structures and its physiological limits is useful to avoid over stretching their normal activities during sportivesi even housework.
    Posture and injury prevention issues at the joint should be a major goal for everyone. Flexibility is closely related to somatic type, sex, age, characteristics of bone and joint structures, history medicalesi other individual factors
Causes of lack of flexibility

    Muscle imbalances often agonist muscles, ie those contracts when we move, are much less developed than antagonists, at a joint. This happens especially to those who train especially some muscle groups, rather than train them equally on all. Just like imbalances occur in stroke, cerebral paralysis, socolioza, lordosis, kyphosis and the elderly.
    temporary or chronic inability to perform the annual bribe a joint motion due to paralysis, neurological diseases or immobilization.
    overuse of muscles without maintaining full amplitude motion. A further example is wearing heels, leading to a shorter time and muscles Achilles tendonuluilui gastronemiei.
    effects of aging, affects tissue elasticity and cause muscle atrophy. Diseases, injuries, inactivity leads to deconditioning and progressive loss of muscle mass.
    periods of very rapid growth-coordination is impaired when rapid changes occur in body height and weight.
Stretching and recovery from injury

          Stretching can be used in recovery from acute trauma or chronic case of problems, so as not to worsen. It helps to recover quickly and with minimal discomfort, for example, if muscle spasms and joint stiffness.
 Continued use of this method helps prevent the biomechanical stress that improve paote tensions in some areas of the body, before the pain to install. It also helps the formation of scar soft, flexible (in case of injury) and reduce swelling.
 Repeated muscle contraction activates the lymphatic system, promotes ventilation pulmonary toxins and acids, favors the formation of new capillaries and lubricates muscles.Lumbar spine problems are among the most common diseases, especially in sports. And in this case, stretching has a beneficial effect.
Benefits of stretching
-Improves flexibility
-Reduces acute muscle pain after exercise (muscle soreness and chronic)
Reduces muscle spasm
Reduces the risk of muscle strains and tears
-Promotes recovery from injuries
-Increase athletic performance
Reduces stress
-Favors oxygen transport of the nutrients at cellular level
They stimulate lymphatic circulation and removing metabolic products
-Helps maintain good posture
-Favor regaining and keeping the amplitude of motion at the joint normal
-They help speed recovery of superficial and deep fascial plans.