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2 weeks ago
I’ve been good with this so far and am getting more flexible. Also feeling much less stress in my shoulders and back. Feeling the benefits of daily stretching, I’m sticking with it for now.
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How to stretch daily
It made me
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 "I set a daily time to stretch with a short routine and stuck to it."
How I did it: I decided what I wanted to gain flexibility in - my legs, mainly - then I found simple stretches to achieve my goals. I decided to keep the routine short - it started out under 5 minutes, now it's between 5 and 10 minutes. That way I couldn't make the excuse that it took too much time, and I always get my basic stretches in. I find that once I'm stretching, though, I'll repeat stretches and add additional stretches. I didn't consciously decide when to stretch, but I found it always falling at night as part of my going to bed routine. It fits in well there, and now I can't think about going to bed without doing my stretches first. Lessons & tips: Make it short and simple! Having a long routine gives you way too many excuses not to do it. You can add more stretches once the habit is already in place. Resources: 43things, http://dance.about.com/od/stepsandmoves/ss/Splits.htm
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Alright, beginning tomorrow I am going stretch every morning. My first goal will be to make it a week without forgetting.
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2 months ago
Amongst the many things I dreamed last night, was instructing a small group of people in stretching techniques. My flexibility was significantly greater in the dream than in reality, but the memory of it is somehow so motivating! Extra long session today!
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2 months ago
Working an eleven hour shift yesterday left me with no energy whatsoever to stretch. Today hopefully will not be a repeat.
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I have to return this to my goals
2 months ago
because since full time work and school began, I’ve completely stopped stretching. My routine is all out of wack. (Over the summer, I stretched 30-60 minutes every day, going from extremely stiff to semi-limber. I don’t want to lose that progress!)
So for now I will aim for 10 minutes each morning, and work up from there as my schedule allows.
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I almost achieved my goal.
2 months ago
The problem is that I like to run before I stretch and become occupied with something else after.
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3 months ago
ive been stretching at least almost every day, and will continue to do so. it feels quite good for my muscles to be looser. also, i have to take a PE for the college im attending, so i think next semester ill most likely take pilates.
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The wonderful thing about this
4 months ago
is that these stretches only take a few minutes, so getting myself to do them isn’t a big issue. I think over time, I’ll really benefit from them.
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