Stretching before or after a workout: Only one of them is right
Even though most of us probably don't work on it enough, flexibility is vital to overall health, and it's especially important in connection to your exercise routine. While all stretching may seem the same, there are important distinctions about what stretching routines to perform at different points of your workout.
Working out already feels like an onerous task, and the thousands of opinions on the internet about how to exercise in the correct way aren't helping. You've probably heard tons of conflicting advice surrounding your workout routine, and when there's voices shouting in all directions around you it's far easier to just give up and push off the gym for another day.
One part of exercising I often hear disagreements on is stretching. Some people are vehemently opposed to the idea, saying that the practice is bunk and a waste of time. Others swear by it, believing that stretching is vitally important and helps ward off all kinds of injuries. Even for those in the pro-stretching camp, there are differing opinions on whether to stretch before or after your workout.
I'm here to dispel the confusion once and for all and explain how exactly stretching should fit into your exercise habits so that you can finally get back to what's really important -- actually working out.
(Score: 5, Insightful) by mrchew1982 on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:10PM (4 children)
The writer of this article has no qualifications or work experience that would make her an expert in exercise or even health in general. Beware of confirmation bias, just because it sounds or feels right doesn't mean it's true.
(Score: 5, Informative) by fliptop on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:26PM
That may be true, but several publications she researched are cited, including Harvard Medical School [harvard.edu], National Institute of Health [nih.gov] and Mayo Clinic [mayoclinic.org].
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(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday October 22 2019, @01:36PM
Test it yourself. It's not like it's a difficult experiment to run.
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(Score: 5, Insightful) by barbara hudson on Tuesday October 22 2019, @05:43PM (1 child)
Would you take advice on an unrelated topic from a student of English whose sideline gig is writing filler articles and click bait notifications? Consider the source - cnet.
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(Score: 2) by VLM on Tuesday October 22 2019, @11:33PM
but but but but they're the real news and everything else is fake news... I'm sure if she was writing about politics it would be gospel.