Stretching is an important part of your workout, it increases flexibility and lowers the chancesof an injury. If you are working out at home, be sure to stretch out really well before you begin.
Stretching before exercise prevents injury because it loosens muscles and gets them ready for the movement involved. It allows the move more gently on a wide range of exercises. Before and after exercise, stretching will allow the body to gently pull on all the muscles that will be used or have been used. This will decrease the chances of injury or tearing a muscle. A tear is one of the worst things that can happen and this will cause stiffness.
After exercising, stretching will allow the muscles to expand and relax over tense parts of the body. Stiffness will then reduce. If an individual is too stiff during exercise, they are not likely to continue the exercise which will affect their overall health.
Stretching will not only lower your chance of an injury, but can aid in the recovery from an injury. Stretching can assist the muscle in slowly and safely restoring it’s strength after a tear or injury.
Flexibilty of the neck, shoulders and upper back may improve your respiratory function.
If the stretching is not done properly, the exercise will make the muscles become tight and stiff. In order get rid of the tightness and stiffness, stretching would be great for that as well.
While stretching it is important to stay relaxed and take your time. The muscles need time to relax. Stretching should not be painful.
Stretching will help your body to unblock twisted nerves, allowing nerves and muscle to connect better. It helps position muscle fibers and strength builder.
Do you ever wonder what all the hype is about loosing weight? Do you know how to get started on a healthier lifestyle? Do you have a hard time keeping track of the calories you intake vs. what you burn? What about fat grams and carbohydrates? Did you know that losing 5%-7% of your total body weight can lower your risk for type 2 diabetes?
If you have already been diagnosed with diabetes it is important that you keep or get your weight down to manage your disease.
There are free weight loss tools online. Calorie-Count.com has food logs, nutritional information and activities logs. They also offer restaurant meals and fast food meals. They also offer some unique tools:
There is a program that walks you through the website so that you understand all of the features it offers. It is called the “walkthrough”. You can also enter your own recipes on the recipe analyzer, which figures out the nutritional facts for you. There you will also find a menu planner which helps with total calories, carbs ad fat grams for the day. It will tell you whether you are outside your limits or not. It will also help you determine your BMI. There is an interactive Menu Planner from the NHLBI (National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute).
Another great website is FitDay.com which is large database with different kinds of foods, including name brands. This site shows a progress chart which keeps track of goals, exercise and calories. There is a journal available here as well, so that you can write about how you are feeling.
The next website is My-Calorie-Counter.com, allows you to enter your meals and counts your calories, carbs, fat, sodium, etc. for each meal. There is a BMI calculator, activity list and weight loss ticker.
These sites will keep track of your choices and calories, which will help you to stay motivated to reach your goal.
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