| Millions of people suffer from muscle
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| | clueless about this, most personal
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| tightness, lower back ache and general
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| | trainers don't even know." said Joey
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| stiffness. A series of simple, full body,
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| | Atlas. "You don't have to become a yoga
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| stretching exercises can cure a tight
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| | nut or a Pilates addict. You can do your
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| lower back, relieve physical and mental
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| | stretching while watching TV."
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| stress, loosen up stiff legs and improve
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| | These six stretching exercise strategies
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| full body flexibility.
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| | will help you get and stay flexible:
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| Lower back stiffness and pain, tightness
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| | Ease into a stretching program whether
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| in the neck and shoulders, general muscle
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| | you've been exercising regularly or not.
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| aches and tight leg muscles are
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| | Don't force the stretches - stay in a
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| conditions that affect millions of
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| | comfortable range of motion.
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| people, from sedentary couch potatoes to
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| | Stay consistent. Three to five stretching
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| elite athletes. The National Center for
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| | exercise sessions per week is ideal.
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| Health Statistics reports that 14% of new
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| | Every day is fine also - and you don't
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| patient visits to physician offices
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| | always have to do the same stretch
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| (approximately 13 million annually) are
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| | program
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| for complaints of low back pain and lower
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| | If you feel pain, stop! Slight discomfort
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| body stiffness. In fact, an estimated 18%
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| | is fine, but pain is not. Don't do a
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| of the population has debilitating back
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| | stretch if it hurts. Consult with your
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| pain at any given time. Lack of a proper
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| | physician if you are uncertain as to
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| stretching exercise program is a primary
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| | whether or not a certain stretch is
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| factor in most of these cases
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| | appropriate for you.
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| "When we estimate the number of people
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| | The best stretching exercises do not
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| that don't bother to go to the doctor or
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| | require expensive equipment or elaborate
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| seek traditional treatment, such as
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| | devices. You can increase your
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| physical therapy, the number is probably
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| | flexibility with stretches that can de
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| double and most likely higher. The
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| | done on a mat with the assistance of a
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| amazing thing is most of these can be
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| | towel a belt of a piece of rope.
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| fixed with a series of simple stretching
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| | If you don't know how to stretch, hire a
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| exercises for the whole body." claims
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| | fitness professional who is trained in
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| Exercise Physiologist, Joey Atlas.
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| | flexibility conditioning or invest in a
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| Avoidance of stretching exercises, lack
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| | few good stretching exercise videos. You
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| of knowledge regarding specific stretches
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| | are investing in your health and fitness,
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| and limited flexibility are three causes
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| | don't short-change your self.
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| of the lower back pain epidemic and
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| | Do your stretching exercises first thing
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| overall body stiffness and muscle
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| | in the morning and just before bed if you
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| tightness. The biggest complaint from
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| | can - these seem to be the times that
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| many sufferers is the challenge of waking
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| | yield best results for people who need
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| up to morning stiffness and backache on a
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| | flexibility the most
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| daily basis, with some days being worse
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| | Lack of full body flexibility can result
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| than others depending on previous day's
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| | in chronic symptoms, and even injury, for
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| activities and overnight sleeping
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| | people in any age range. A safe
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| position. Improving range of motion with
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| | stretching exercise program can be
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| a well defined stretch program can go a
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| | performed daily in as little as ten
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| long way in relieving most of these
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| | minutes or in an hour, if you have the
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| symptoms.
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| | time. The most effective and simple
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| "Flexibility is the most underestimated
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| | stretching exercises can be done by
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| and misunderstood element of health and
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| | children as young as 3 and 4 years old -
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| fitness. The right stretches, done three
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| | and the same flexibility exercises can
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| times per week would literally wipe out
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| | also be safely performed by people in
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| the vast majority of lower back aches.
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| | their seventies.
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| It's no surprise that so many people are
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| | Have you done your stretches today?
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