Comments on: How to Stretch Properly

By: M

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 11:19:16 +0000

“we have to stretch before we exercise” (!?!)

In my opinion, you have to warm up before exercise and stretch afterwards. If you want to do some stretching before it should be only mild dynamic stretching.

By: kiefer

kiefer — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:56:10 +0000

Your post is correct except for the length of time. Stretching for that long is absolutely unnecessary unless you have some type of physical problem.

Five minutes is more than adequate time, and when lifting weights always do a warm up set for each exercise.

I’m 50 years old and have never stretched more than 2 minutes, but then again I am in better shape then most people half my age LOL.

By: Parth

Parth — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:16:09 +0000

Wow 20 minutes? Is that really necessary? Can’t i just have one or two 20-30 minute stretching sessions?

By: MizFit

MizFit — Thu, 24 Jul 2008 10:35:29 +0000

Im great at stretching between sets when I lift and NOT SO GREAT at any other time.
Im Suzy Average American in that I think “ok I have 30 minutes. should I run OR should I stretch?” and I always pick the former.

not good…thanks for the reminder.