How To Stretch for Health
“By the time you finish reading this article I’m sure you will find time to stretch every day. The lack of flexibility in people is now seen to be the major cause of general health problems and sports injury and is also being linked to everything from stress, back pain, and even osteoarthritis. ” by Gary Matthews
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beti comments > I do agree that stretching is important, but I am a little concerned with AIS being used on the general population without professional guidance. And there is no mention of warming up the body before stretching in this article…or have I missed it? Please let me know if I have missed it.
November 14th, 2005 at 3:13 am
I have always used proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation (PNS) stretching; however, PNS usually requires assistance. I will certainly give your (AI) stretching a try.
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November 14th, 2005 at 3:17 pm
I haven’t done a lot of research in this area, but I have seen that AIS is used a lot on athletes and not on the general population. To be quite honest I am still skeptical about the whole AIS thing.