Regular stretching will:

1. Decrease muscle tension, which is the most common cause of back and neck pains and headaches.
2. Decrease the incidence of all types of injuries, from joint sprains to tendonitis to muscle strains and spasms.
3. Speed up the recovery rate from injuries.
4. Increase physical and mental relaxation.
5. Improve performance of any skilled movement.
6. Improve and increase body awareness.
7. Slow the aging process.
8. Enhance the neurological system.
9. Improve circulation.
10. Support the detox system.

Precautions

Don’t stretch an area if you:

• Recently broke a bone.
• Have an infection or inflammation in or around a joint involved with the stretch.
• Experience sharp or acute pain with stretching or joint movements.
• Recently had a sprain or strain in the area being stretched.
• Have an unstable joint in the area.
• Have osteoporosis.
• Have any disease that needs medical approval before undertaking any new activity.
• THIS YOGA VIDEO I’VE POSTED IS CHALLENGING. ESPECIALLY IF YOU HAVE NEVER DONE YOGA. SO IF YOU TRY IT, TAKE IT EASY… YOUR POSITIONS DON’T HAVE TO LOOK JUST LIKE MINE AND CHANCES ARE THEY WON’T UNLESS YOU ARE VERY FLEXIBLE. POINT BEING…TRY IT BUT DON’T FORCE ANY MOVEMENTS, YOU’LL INJURY SOMETHING. HAVING SAID THAT, THESE SERIES OF STRETCHES ARE DESIGNED TO BALANCE ALL MUSCLES GROUPS OF THE BODY, SO THEY ARE GREAT TO PRACTICE REGULARLY TO INCREASE FLEXIBILITY THROUGHOUT THE WHOLE BODY.