Stretching goes a long way toward preventing soreness, stiffness, and other undesirable things. While it’s possible to do some stretching yourself in the comfort of your own home, there are many advantages of using a wellness center and getting assisted stretching.
We at Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga, CA, have recovery specialists to walk you through stretching, but maybe you’re wondering why you should go through the trouble of coming to one of our locations for this. If this is a question on your mind, keep reading!
Assisted Positions
Some great stretching positions are too hard to easily get into and hold on your own. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching, in particular, requires expert help.
PNF stretching is more advanced than regular stretching, targeting specific groups of and your fascia, your fascia being the connective tissue around your muscles that is essential for your mobility. In short, this type of stretching needs a second set of hands and literally goes deeper than regular stretching.
Professional Advice
If you’ve ever spent any amount of time researching to try to figure out what stretching position is best for you, how long to hold the position, or anything else, you know how many possibilities there are. You also probably got overwhelmed by the information.
This is why having someone experienced, such as our recovery specialists, is so great.
Our specialists are able to tell you exactly what positions are likely to benefit you the most, how long you should hold the stretches, and answer any other related questions.
This takes out some of the guesswork of stretching so you don’t accidentally end up trying stretches that simply don’t work for you or, worse, pull on your muscles in the wrong ways. Trust us when we tell you that you don’t want to do the latter!
More Awareness
Have you ever found yourself noticing more details about something only when you try to describe it to someone else? This is perfectly normal, and it also applies to your muscles.
In other words, when you explain to our recovery specialist exactly how your muscles are feeling, where they ache the most, and other important details, you’ll notice more about the state of your muscles. This, in turn, will both enable the specialist to know exactly what stretches you need and teach you to be more aware of your muscles.
Better Results
All in all, using assisted stretching gives better results than stretching by yourself.
This is due to a combination of having another set of hands to help you reach the best positions, having an expert to tell you what the best positions are, and many other factors.
The result is having muscles that aren’t nearly as sore or stiff, an increased range of motion, and a lower risk of injuries when you are active.
Summary:
Stretching at home is possible, but there are so many advantages to doing assisted stretching at Recovery Lab of Rancho Cucamonga, CA. We go into some of these here in this article.
