Stretching – Lets live to one thousand

One of my year goals is to be able to do a split, actually two as I would like to be able to split both side ways and down the middle.

The current state that I am in, I can get down pretty low whilst doing a side split but my hamstrings are still a while to go before I will hit the ground.

Part of my thirty day challenge which is a challenge where one does one thing everyday for thirty days is to stretch for the splits each day.

So far I am on day two and as I am writing this, it is almost ten at night, I am in bed and I have yet to do the splits but a challenge won’t be a challenge if it is not a challenge, so I shall will myself out of my bed and do my split exercises, each and every single one.

It might be a good idea to take some before and after photos too, this way I can track my journey and see the progress that I can achieve in three months but because I am already in bed and already in my pyjamas, that will have to wait till next time but I will share my split routine:

I want to start by saying that I love stretching, I love working my way from my neck right down to my feat. I like it how I can challenge myself a little bit more, every time that I stretch.

That being said, I do not have a strict stretching schedule but rather try and dedicate at least two sessions a week in the gym exclusively to stretching. I usually follow this up with a sweaty sauna session.

The combination of the above, leaves my body feeling light and loose and it really helps with muscle aches and pains.

This morning my dad shared an article stating that there has been many claims dismissing static stretching and even going as far as saying that stretching can be detrimental to running performance a sit could remove elasticity from the leg muscles reducing ones spring.

I dug a little deeper and one of the biggest criticisms against stretching, makes a case against static stretching as there is not much evidence that static stretching has any health or fitness benefits.

On the other hand, dynamic stretching is highly recommended and a quick google search displays loads of articles supporting this.

I have been following a dynamic stretching routine involving many muscle groups and I would advise everyone to consider tailoring a routine to their own personal agenda.

Below is a video that I made a year ago for my brother, my routine has since been updated with a few movements and poses.

Stretching routine

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