Why do my muscles need to be flexible? As most people age, their muscles shorten and their tendons, the tissue that connects muscles to bones, become stiffer. This reduces the range of motion, preventing optimum movement of your knees, shoulders, elbows, spine, and other joints. Loss of flexibility may also be associated with an increased risk of pain and injury. Tight hamstrings, for example, pull down on your pelvis, putting pressure on your lower back. In general, tight muscles increase the likelihood youll suddenly move past your safe range of motion and damage ligaments, tendons, and the muscles themselves. So therefore we need to stretch our stiff muscles:)
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:54:38 +0000
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