How many times, late for a workout, have you ignored the warm-up, how often have you ignored the coach’s advice to stretch well at the end of the session?! Many beginners do this, if not all ... You just didn’t know how stretching is useful for women before.
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Stretching is a set of exercises aimed at developing flexibility. A few years ago, it was singled out as a separate fitness discipline and was called "stretching": from the English stretching - lengthening, stretching, stretching.

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The benefits of stretching for women
Stretching is needed by everyone, regardless of sports training, purpose of training, age or gender. Flexibility exercises are important to start and end any strength and cardio workout. But women should pay special attention to stretching. And there are good reasons for this!

1. Injury resistance
Rigid muscles are easy to damage. And given that after 30 years, muscle fibers become less and less elastic, the risk of injury increases every year. And it's not just about the gym. Every awkward movement in ice, sledding with a child, or trying to cope with roller skates can result in a tear or sprain. For girls who have included stretching in their training program, all these situations are absolutely not terrible: their muscles are relaxed, and their ligaments are elastic.

The right and left side of the body in all people have different flexibility. And the range of motion is wider when a person is in a good mood.

2. Performance workouts
The higher the flexibility, the wider the range of motion. The wider the amplitude, the more effective each approach. If you do not ignore stretching, strength indicators from training to training will only increase. And since stretching improves the flow of blood and oxygen to the muscles, they will be better supplied with nutrients. The girl will feel the effect as the absence of krepatura even after very active exercises and a quick recovery of the body.

3. Excellent posture
The main benefit of stretching is to relax and strengthen muscles at the same time. The feeling of constriction disappears, the gait becomes easier, the movements are smoother, and keeping the back straight is no longer difficult. Do I need to say that along with this comes self-confidence and love for one's own body is born?!

4. A flawless menstrual cycle
Have you ever thought about how athletes are given training during menstruation?! It's simple: according to statistics, only 5% of women who regularly visit the gym suffer from PMS symptoms and experience pain during menstruation. In the remaining 95%, the state of health does not deteriorate at all during these few days. Stretching in this regard is one of the most useful workouts for the female body. Stretching improves blood circulation, normalizes the cycle and effectively prevents uterine spasms. With the beginning of regular exercises, the pelvic muscles become more elastic, and the pulling pains gradually disappear.

5. Slim figure
Typical problem areas for women are the lower abdomen and thighs. But if every day for at least a few minutes to strive for twine, after six months you will notice that the cellulite has disappeared, the inner surface of the thigh has tightened, and the waist has become much thinner. There is no magic in this: thanks to stretching, blood supply to the pelvic organs improves, bowel function normalizes and skin elasticity increases. All metabolic processes are accelerated, active fat burning begins. And you can already be proud of the reflection in the mirror.

Sometimes the cause of the curvature of the legs is poorly developed ligaments. Performing splits strengthens the adductor muscles, making the legs stronger and more beautiful. Moreover, the effect of stretching is visually much more noticeable than the result of strength training.

6. Healthy joints
A sedentary lifestyle, past injuries, age - all this worsens the condition of the musculoskeletal system. Some begin to notice stiffness in the lower back after waking up, while others suffer from daily tension headaches. Some women complain that their knees ache before every change in the weather, others that they cannot bend down without discomfort. Experienced coaches know that all these symptoms are characteristic of people with low flexibility. Their cause: insufficient elasticity of the quadriceps, back muscles or ligaments of the iliac-lumbar region. In such situations, any ointments, tablets and even massages bring only temporary relief. But stretching can solve the problem by eliminating not the symptom, but the cause.