{"id":1949,"date":"2023-04-11T21:02:07","date_gmt":"2023-04-11T21:02:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/high-end-life.com\/?p=1949"},"modified":"2024-01-04T16:12:16","modified_gmt":"2024-01-04T16:12:16","slug":"a-bodily-therapist-explains-why-resistance-bands-shouldnt-be-used-for-stretching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/high-end-life.com\/?p=1949","title":{"rendered":"A Bodily Therapist Explains Why Resistance Bands Shouldn\u2019t Be Used For Stretching"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\nWhen gyms closed in early March, I stocked up on reasonably priced health tools that I might simply retailer in my tiny New York Metropolis residence. Resistance bands rapidly grew to become the MVP of that class \u2014 and likewise in all my at-home exercises. <\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve used them round my ankles throughout leap squats to burn out my quads, for intense booty exercises, and even for tricep firming with kickbacks. <\/p>\n<p>I am undoubtedly getting my cash&#8217;s price, however I used to be curious if I used to be lacking out on one more use for my beloved bands: stretching. And I am glad I requested an skilled earlier than rolling out my yoga mat! Based on Tara Hackney, PT, DPT, OCS, KTTP, from Athletico Cedar Rapids, a stretchy resistance band really <em>is not<\/em> one of the best instrument for at-home stretching. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For static stretching, which can assist with gaining flexibility by holding the stretch for longer durations, I like to recommend a strap that&#8217;s stiffer and never as versatile,&#8221; Hackney says.<\/p>\n<p>With a stiffer strap \u2014 like a yoga strap, for instance \u2014 you do not have to work as exhausting to carry the stretch as you&#8217;d with a springy band. <\/p>\n<p>Due to this fact, with a stiff stretching band, Hackney explains &#8220;you possibly can concentrate on stress-free the muscle you&#8217;re specializing in and attaining one of the best stretch.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>If you have already got a yoga strap, you will get began on increasing your stretch routine with these three stretches from Hackney. <\/p>\n<p>Unsure if the instrument you might have works effectively for assisted stretching? Attain out to your physician, medical skilled, or licensed private coach for recommendation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Hamstring Stretch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Lie in your again with a loop round one foot.<\/li>\n<li>Utilizing your arms and the strap, raise your leg till a stretch is felt behind the leg. <\/li>\n<li>Maintain the stretch for 30 seconds and carry out 2-3 reps per leg. <\/li>\n<li>Moreover, you possibly can place the leg extra medially throughout your physique or extra laterally\/externally rotated to really feel a stretch extra on the internal or outer portion of the leg. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Quad Stretch<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Mendacity in your abdomen with the loop across the foot, bend your knee, attempting to convey your heel as near your buttock as you possibly can till you are feeling a stretch within the entrance of your thigh (quad). <\/li>\n<li>Maintain for 30 seconds. Full 2-3 reps. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Pec Stretch\/Chest Stretch<strong><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Maintain the strap in every hand above your head \u2014 fingers will probably be wider than shoulder-width aside. <\/li>\n<li>Deliver your fingers right down to behind the pinnacle by bending your elbows, however whereas sustaining pressure on the strap. <\/li>\n<li>It&#8217;s best to really feel a stretch throughout the entrance of the chest and armpit space. <\/li>\n<li>Maintain for 30 seconds. Full 2-3 reps. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When gyms closed in early March, I stocked up on reasonably priced health tools that I might simply retailer in my tiny New York Metropolis residence. Resistance bands rapidly grew to become the MVP of that class \u2014 and likewise in all my at-home exercises. I&#8217;ve used them round my ankles throughout leap squats to burn out my quads, for intense booty exercises, and even for tricep firming with kickbacks. I am undoubtedly getting my cash&#8217;s price, however I used to be curious if I used to be lacking out on one more use for my beloved bands: stretching. 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