How
People Benefit
FOR
GENERATIONS,
athletes have experienced how joint flexibility and muscle
resilience help prevent injuries. Today, the industrial
world is finally discovering the secret that athletes have
known all along: it is very beneficial to warm up and stretch
before attempting a physically demanding activity. Labor
intensive industry will benefit by following the athlete's
model.
Flexibility
is essential if we are to attain an injury-free life. We
need that range of motion in the joints, as well as the proper
functioning of the muscles, tendons and ligaments. You
may have seen a gymnast perform amazing feats of agility.
This proficiency comes from years of daily
preparative training. We also in the work place need
to prepare ourselves daily for the job at hand. This
is where stretch comes in.
Energy
Stretch
involves five warm-ups and twelve stretches. Each position
is held for ten to twenty seconds. We hold the stretch
in one position, not bouncing or straining. Each person
maintains his or her own comfort point of mild tension. An
athlete needs to condition regularly to maintain prowess.
So we, too, need to take a few minutes each day to stretch,
thus avoiding muscular injuries. Health experts recommend
it ...should we do any less?
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