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Eliminate sugar from your diet as that will impair your immune response
Get plenty of rest
Exercise appropriately
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To Stretch or not to Stretch that is thte question that changes from year to year and from expert to expert
This has always been a subject that I have been confused about (stretching)
As a Martial Artist I had my worst injuries while doing a stretch. The injure is what led me to become a Massage Therapist and Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching became my most love technique. As a Personal Trainer I was instructed to stretch their way. In Massage there were more techniques. Chi Gong, more and I can go on and on. With all the different ways of stretching, Yoga, Chi Gong, Dance, but that will take a lot of time. Here are source references that I found and I will share them with you about one of my favorite subjects.
Recommendations to stretch or not stretch change from year to year and from expert to expert.
Stretching has been promoted for years as an essential part of fitness programs as a way to decrease the risk of injury, prevent soreness and improve performance. While researchers continue to look at the benefits and pitfalls of stretching, there is limited evidence to sort out these conflicting opinions.
Stretching and Muscle Soreness after Exercise.
Some research suggests that stretching doesn't prevent muscle soreness after exercise. Researchers Robert Herbert, Ph.D., and Marcos de Noronha, Ph.D. of the University of Sydney conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 previously published studies of stretching either before or after athletic activity. They concluded that stretching before exercise doesn't prevent post-exercise muscle soreness. They also found little support for the theory that stretching immediately before exercise can prevent either overuse or acute sports injuries.
Warm up vs. Stretching
Much of this confusion comes from a misinterpretation of research on warm up. These studies found that warming by itself has no effect on range of motion, but that when the warm up is followed by stretching there is an increase in range of motion. Many people misinterpreted this finding to mean that stretching before exercise prevents injuries, even though the clinical research suggests otherwise. A better interpretation is that warm up prevents injury, whereas stretching has no effect on injury. If injury prevention is the primary objective the evidence suggests that athletes should limit the stretching before exercise and increase the warm up time.
Studies do support that range of motion can be increased by a single fifteen to thirty second stretch for each muscle group per day. However, some people require a longer duration or more repetitions. Research also supports the idea that the optimal duration and frequency for stretching may vary by muscle group. continued>>
