Post-Workout Stretching: The 10-Minute Rule I Never Skip
Why I Take 10 Minutes Post-Workout for Stretching the Muscles 🔹 The 10-Minute Rule (Post-Workout) After every workout, I dedicate 10 full minutes only for stretching , for my clients . This time is non-negotiable. Because muscles don’t recover during the workout they recover after it. 🔹 What Muscles Need After Exercise After a workout, muscles are: Tight and shortened Warm and fatigued Full of tension and metabolic waste If we stop suddenly, muscles stay in this tight state, which leads to stiffness and pain. 🔹 Muscle Reset & Lengthening Those 10 minutes of post-workout stretching: Gently lengthen the muscle fibers Restore muscles to their natural resting length Release deep muscular tension This prevents muscles from becoming stiff, bulky, or imbalanced. 🔹 Recovery & Circulation Stretching improves: Blood flow to tired muscles Oxygen delivery Removal of lactic acid and waste Result: ✔ Faster recovery ✔ Less soreness ✔ Better ...