Dynamic stretches

We all know it’s important to stretch before exercise, right? But you might be surprised to learn that those static stretches you’ve been doing could actually be causing more harm than good!

Static stretching (where you hold a single position for a time) is still important, but its place is at the end of your workout, not before.

Static stretching should be used at the end of a workout because it’s more of a relaxation movement and doesn’t warm up the muscles effectively.

Dynamic stretching (actively moving the muscles and joints through a range of motions) prepares your body for exercise by increasing blood flow and decreasing stiffness.

Interested in including some dynamic stretching into to pre-workout routine? Here we’ve demonstrated some key dynamic stretches to improve blood flow circulation and increase flexibility.

Here are the dynamic stretches we have demonstrated:

• Windmill

• A skips

• Forward lunges

• Floor sweeps

• Hip openers

• Calf raises