Stretching Exercises

As we age, maintaining flexibility is one of the most important things we can do to keep fit and active. Strong bones and lean, flexible muscles can do more to prevent injury than just about anything else. Always make sure to stretch well before any workout and devote extra effort to increasing flexibility and muscle tone.

As an ancient art that seeks to promote balance, energy, vitality, harmony, and well-being through its flexibility-increasing poses, yoga is the ideal stretching exercise. Poses/postures are choreographed into a series of slow, methodical movements that stretch and tone all the muscle groups in the body.

Yoga mats are often used by those who practice. Mats are made of spongy, durable materials that give yoga practitioners added support, cushion, and stability. Unfortunately, yoga mats are also large and cumbersome. Yoga-Paws represent the perfect compromise. They provide the same stability and cushion mats do while taking up far less space. Yoga-Paws are much more portable, allowing users to stretch and tone in their hotel rooms, at the beach, or in the office.

While performing yoga or any stretches, it is important to listen to your body. Your movements should be slow and not forced. While stretching in yoga poses, you should feel a pull, but do not go too far. Stop if you feel pain. Yoga is low impact and while it should be strenuous, it should not be painful. Make sure to use correct form in every pose to avoid unnecessary injury. Yoga-Paws do promote a safe workout environment, but good technique and common sense are equally important.

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