ActiveWorkoutsThis 7-minute full-body stretching routine improves your flexibility14 stretching poses to loosen up muscles and alleviate painWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
ActiveWorkoutsThis 7-minute full-body stretching routine improves your flexibility14 stretching poses to loosen up muscles and alleviate painWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
14 stretching poses to loosen up muscles and alleviate pain
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Getty Images)
(Image credit: Getty Images)
I like a good pump like the next person, but I also like to measure fitness in different ways. For some people – including me – being fit can mean being more flexible and mobile, and liftingdumbbellsandbarbellswon’t help you achieve that. The good news is that if you dedicate just a few minutes a day to stretching, you can get a lot more flexible quickly.
This stretching routine is recommended post-workout to loosen up those muscles and speed up recovery. It focuses on the hamstrings and the back and includes some exercises I use every day to ease back pain,such as the spine twist, an excellent move to decompress the spine after a long day in the office or an intensesquatworkout.
Get youryoga matready and click play on the video below!
Daniela Suarez’s 7-minute post-workout stretching routine: How to do it
Like Mady Morrison’s15-minute full-body stretch, the best thing about Daniela’s stretching video is that she doesn’t talk to you; instead of listening to the instructor’s fake motivational blurb, you can focus on the muscles and relax. Establishing thismuscle-mind connectionis vital in improving both flexibility and fitness.
As for the exercises, Daniela’s video explains it all but here is the list of moves featured in the video:
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For even more stretching action, have a look at this10-min yoga sequencethat undoes the damage of sitting, or you can ease back pain in 5 minutes withthis satisfying stretching routine. I use these sevenbodyweight exercises to ease back pain(I really do), and they help! Even if you haven’t got scoliosis as I do.
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