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Stretching To Keep The Body Flexible

This article talks about flexibility stretching, what it is and how important it is to your body.

Flexibility Training

In order to do well in any sport or activity without becoming sore or injured, your body must be in shape. The best way to be in shape is for your body to be flexible. There is such a thing as flexibility training, which helps to work the muscles and make them more pliable so they don’t tire so quickly. When your muscles are tight, they tend to pull more easily and cramp up, which often leads to tendonitis and other injuries. Your tissues are also more prone to injuries when you’re not in good shape. With flexibility training, your muscles will allow you to be more powerful and cope with the stress of exercise and physical activity.

Flexibility Training For Cyclists


For a physical activity such as cycling, you’ll be putting emphasis on your muscle contraction and its opposing forces, your ability to relax and the overall effect on your range of motion while you’re actually pedaling your bicycle. The more tired your muscles become, the less flexible they become. This will make it more difficult to move your knees, hips, and ankle joints as you continue to pedal. Because of this, one muscle group will have to work harder than the other just to get the joint moving because the opposing muscles are working against the movement. When your muscles are pliable and flexible, they give you much less resistance and work with you.

Range of motion is extremely important in any type of activity. The two types of range of motion are passive and active. A passive motion is when you are stationery and stretch from this position. Although passive stretches work well as a way to improve your efficiency and will reduce your chance of injury, you’ll get much better performance with active stretches and movements. The reason for this is because when we’re cycling, we’re using repetitive and contractive joint movements. So the main areas of the body you need to concentrate on are the knees, hips and ankles.

Learn About Your Body

Before you start flexibility training, it’s important and necessary to determine which areas of your body need more flexibility. Some parts of your body may need more flexibility training than others. The best way to determine this is by taking a personal flexibility assessment on yourself so you’ll know what kind of shape your body is in based on your physical condition and personal history. A personal flexibility assessment (PFA) will help you in figuring out what areas need the most work based also on what activities you plan on doing. You can join the thousands that enjoy their physical activities as well as workouts because they’re in the best shape they can be.

Written by Sam · Filed Under Fitness