Main Muscles Affected
- Shoulders
Workout difficulty
Very easy
Stretching prevents injuries, increases flexibility, reduces muscle trauma and improves joint lubrication. Before performing stretching exercises it is good to perform a few minutes of warm-up, which can be global with movements useful for raising body temperature, or specific joint, with the execution of rotational movements. While stretching, you must keep the diaphragm and "abdomen relax and breathe quietly. It is necessary to inhale the air from the nose to have the right humidity and exhale again from the nose or mouth. During the stretching phase (which must last about 5-8 seconds) you exhale. When you reach the maximum stretch point you inhale. Then, continue to breathe quietly and stay at the point of maximum stretch for another 10-15 ". It is recommended not to exceed 30 "between the lengthening phase and reaching the maximum extension.
NOTE:
- Equipment: tennis ball
- Joint heating
- Stretching 20 "
- Relaxation