1. Relieve stress. Stress practitioners have found that stretching exercises performed at a slow pace, rhythmically, with smooth music, are an effective stress reliever.

2. Muscle relaxation. A high level of stress in the human body leads to a number of negative side effects. Excessive muscle tension raises blood pressure. It also increases the level of energy expenditure, since a contracting muscle requires more energy than a relaxed one. In addition, in muscles that are in a state of constant tension, blood circulation is disturbed. Reduced blood supply leads to a lack of oxygen and vital nutrients, causing the accumulation of toxic by-products of decay in cells. This process causes fatigue and pain. The effect of flexibility development programs is the cessation of such muscle tension.

3. Improve posture and body symmetry. Stiffness of the muscles of the neck and chest leads to stoop. Overexertion of the muscles of the lower back and weak abdominal muscles lead to the occurrence of lumbar hyperlordosis and, as a result, sharp pains occur. Weak mobility of the hip muscles can negatively affect a person’s gait and further aggravate problems associated with tension. More importantly, stretching will help you eliminate the imbalance in the development of different muscle groups. All muscles must be both strong and flexible.

4. Getting rid of muscle cramps. Since stretching can eliminate cramps, scientists suggest that stretching exercises can be used to prevent muscle cramps. An experiment was carried out. For 1 week, people with persistent cramps did stretching exercises 3 times a day. After a week, 100% of the subjects noted the disappearance of seizures.

5. Reducing pain in the muscles. By reducing excessive muscle tension after strength training through the use of static stretching, we reduce the onset of soreness, which can last from a few to 48 hours, and provide faster physiological recovery. Muscles regularly trained in stretching retain their elasticity, are well supplied with blood and nutrients. substances.

6. Injury prevention. Good flexibility is extremely important for joint health. Joints, surrounded by inflexible muscles and soft tissues, experience inadequate stress during exercise, which can lead to dysfunction. Flexible people are able to assume positions that allow them to move more efficiently. Due to greater mobility in the joints in unforeseen situations, a person is more likely to avoid injury. Untrained people are usually less flexible, and therefore joint stiffness can prevent them from performing even the necessary movements in everyday life: getting something from the back seat of a car or picking up a newspaper that has fallen on the floor. The lack of flexibility eventually reduces the functionality of the joints, turning into a chronic problem that can provoke the appearance of injuries.

7. Feeling of pleasure after class. Stretching exercises “refresh” the human body, causing him a pleasant sensation. In addition, they are an easy way to achieve relaxation and energy recovery. And even a short sip in the morning in bed can charge you with positive energy for the whole day.

8. Slows down the aging process. Scientists warn that the level of flexibility decreases by 20-30% between 30 and 70 years. As we age, tendons and joints undergo significant changes. The tendons shrink and lose elasticity, which significantly hinders your movements. You no longer jump out of bed, as in your youth, but gradually straighten up. It becomes a problem for you to tie your shoelaces and pick something up from the floor, step on a high step.
Restriction of articular mobility leads to deterioration of lymph and blood circulation. Blood and lymph perform the functions of “transporters” of nutrients and oxygen in the body, and are also responsible for removing metabolic products – toxins from the body. Accordingly, impaired blood circulation and lymph circulation lead to a deterioration in metabolism and oxygen supply to the body.