lucysweatslove:

I made a thing about stretching! Some of the images are hard to see, but if you click on them they should produce a larger image!

Sources:

1. http://www.humankinetics.com/excerpts/excerpts/the-importance-and-purpose-of-flexibility
2. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/stretching_benefits.asp
3. http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/fitness_articles.asp?id=103

Image sources that aren’t mine (the three routines):

1. http://www.letstalkandwalk.com/ten-great-reasons-to-stretch/
2. http://tonedbellyplease.tumblr.com/post/56373085566/whats-this-another-bunny-yoga-sequence-from
3. http://www.sportsscience.co/flexibility/whole-body-stretching-routine/

For my eyes later.

Don’t forget to breathe. The first stretch should be performed on the exhale. All movements should be done slow and in sync with breathing.