Workout Stretches

Relieve and relax tense muscles with these four areas reassuring.

Feel the stretch
Journal of Health Stretching after exercise increases freedom of movement, said Wendy Fox, a physical therapist at Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island.

Each course 4 times for 20 to 30 seconds.

Bend forward
Suitability: hamstrings

Sit on the floor with legs straight. Keep your back straight, and extends the fingers (even if you can not touch); hold.

Lung runner
Suitable for: thighs and calves

Stand 10 inches from the wall; put your hands on it. Step back with your right foot. Bend your left knee while keeping your right heel down; hold. Repeat on the opposite side.

Shoulder Stretch
Suitable for: back and shoulder

Raise your right hand and bend the elbow above his head at a 90 degree angle. Use to pack your left hand on the right elbow and gently pull to the left; hold. Repeat on the opposite side.

Fall Heel
Suitable for: ankle and foot joints

Imagine. For the lowest rung of the ladder legs with balls on the edge of the stage careful of falling heel; hold.

Top dog
Suitable for: back and arms

Lie on your stomach. Press your hands, extend your arms. Lift hips off the floor and keep your toes.