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Flexibility, a very different focus~

4/29/2020

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This month is Flexibility, and what a perfect thing to focus on while you are at home unable to get in your usual workout.  

Along those lines, I know that many of you have been meeting regularly with Carla and Tami to participate in the live online classes, and even more have taken advantage of their recorded exercise sessions. I want to give a big thanks to both Carla and Tami for using their time to keep us connected and exercising!

When it comes to flexibility, there are many types of stretching and flexibility training programs, and while certainly not all of them are right for everyone, the great thing about them is that, with control and attention, you have a much less risk of injury than you might with some resistance or cardio exercise.

It's interesting to take a moment and see how this might be generalized to current times. So many of us habitually conduct our lives in a way that we push and push, going fast and rarely taking time to rest. That is where the Rest Key becomes important to center on for many of us during our "normal lifestyle". But, flexibility -- with the concentration on maintaining or even increasing our range -- is a very different focus. While there is overlap with all of the Keys, the idea that, instead of just wasting your time waiting until life gets back to normal, you would take this phase when you cannot keep that same fast-paced lifestyle and devote your attention in the direction that you want. 

Whether it is physically adapting your body to increase range of motion, or mentally focusing on what you really want, this isolation period is a perfect time for crafting and creating. We all know that it won't last and life will get back to some new normal. Have you considered, when that happens, what you want it to be like? 

I am sure that there are things you miss and want to get back as soon as possible. But are there other things that you aren't excited to return? Maybe through this pandemic we can learn that there are many choices. Perhaps taking a forced step-back is just the right time to imagine the opportunities, and to change those things that we otherwise resigned ourselves to accepting. 

If, upon reflection, you have nothing that you wish was different, then just like with flexibility focus on maintaining. But, if you do have desires to increase your reach, now seems like the perfect time to devote some thought towards how you can make that happen. 

And, as always, let me know how I can help.

-Adam
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It is easy to undervalue flexibility and the role it can have in our fitness...

4/29/2020

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Of the 5 Keys of Fitness, this one seems the simplest to many people. Perhaps because, at its essence it really is as simple as the amount of range that a specific body part moves. Or, perhaps it is because it is the area where you can most quickly see results. Or, maybe because simple stretching doesn’t seem like work and, thus, isn’t given the same value as resistance or cardio training. Regardless of the reasons, it is easy to undervalue flexibility and the role it can have in our fitness, performance and overall health. 

For flexibility training, you must first consider your goal. Unlike the other Keys, your goal for flexibility is simply in one of two categories: to increase your flexibility or to maintain it.

Next, things start to get complicated by determining where in your body you want to focus each of those goals. There may be areas where you don’t need to increase your flexibility and others where you do. 

For areas where you want to maintain the flexibility, you don’t actually need to do anything more than move that area through its full range of motion on a regular basis. In fact, using full range on many resistance training exercises can often be enough to maintain the flexibility for those muscles. 

Increasing flexibility, obviously, will take a little more of a concerted effort. And while there are many different methods, one of the best and safest is static passive stretching performed after the muscles have been working and are warmed with activity and blood flow.

Static means that the stretch is held and not moving like other types of stretching. Passive means that someone or something is performing the stretch, allowing the muscles and the individual that is being stretched to relax. 

To get the benefit from static passive stretching: First, get moving using those muscles. Second, relax and allow the body part to be moved into a position where you can feel a stretch. Third, stay at this position until you feel the stretch sensation ease. Then to increase flexibility you can move into a position of greater stretch. Gentle and slow you can progressively increase your flexibility using this method. 

As always, let me know how I can help.

-Adam
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