3 Principles of The Science of Stretching

For maximum flexibility benefits, follow these three key principles of the Science of Stretching:

WET NOODLE
Your muscles stretch best when fully relaxed, imagine your body like a wet noodle.

BREATHE TO RELAX
Breathe in through your nose to the count of four and out through your mouth for eight. This will help turn off your body’s myotatic stretch reflex.

TIME UNDER PASSIVE TENSION
Spend 2-5 minutes, passively stretching, to illicit change in your body.

#flexibility

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For maximum flexibility benefits, follow these three key principles of the Science of Stretching:

WET NOODLE
Your muscles stretch best when fully relaxed, imagine your body like a wet noodle.

BREATHE TO RELAX
Breathe in through your nose to the count of four and out through your mouth for eight. This will help turn off your body’s myotatic stretch reflex.

TIME UNDER PASSIVE TENSION
Spend 2-5 minutes, passively stretching, to illicit change in your body.

#flexibilit

[EasySips]

Since two minutes is the minimum we should hold a pose, would you say that five minutes is the absolute maximum we should hold it? If so, do you recommend working up to five minutes per pose? Or if I’m comfortable with it, can I start at five and possibly see faster gains in flexibility? Thank you for all of your educational and extremely helpful videos!

[maciejguzek]

Minimum 2 minutes of what, total daily stretching, or per 1 set? My stretching routine (super primitive, consisted only of split attempts / splits) included 9-12 sets with each set being like 15-20 seconds at most, and still I was doing splits, so 'something' did happen