Why Is Stretching Important

When you workout, you are always told to stretch before you start your workout, but you usally will skip it to get to the exercise. So why is it important ? Here I will explain the importance of streatching to help you understand the benifits of streatching before starting your workouts. Stretching helps muscle development, motion of muscles,blood flow, and posture.

Stretching is important because it helps improve muscle development to help your muscles to move effectively. If you don't stretch your muscles then the connective tissue around the muscle will slowly shorten. When you stretch, the muscle fibers and tissue grow helping the stretched muscles to become longer. If you are wanting to build your muscle then stretching is very helpful

for this to get a full range of movement for your muscles ,then you will have stronger fuller muscles so they dont become short. Stretching increases your range of motion, it helps you keep flexibile, and the range of motion in your joints. You will be able to do the splits or higher kicks more effectivly. Athletes make sure they stretch for this reason.
Stretching will help the decrease of risk of injury while working out. It will slowly extend the muscle. Being more flexible will help you not pull or tear muscles if you fall since your body will be ready for extending out because of stretching. It will help stopping from getting a pulled muscle or one of your tendons being pulled.Stretching will increase blood flow to your muscles.This will help your muscles gain oxygen and nutrients in order to help you stay physically active. Stretching also will improve your posture by stretching your back.It is helpful for pain and that is why it is widley used in yoga and pilates.