Debate over the benefits, harm of stretching goes on

By LENNY BERNSTEIN THE WASHINGTON POST

It has been a long, hard day at the office, and you need a good workout to blow off all that stress. But before you hit the free weights, the stationary bike or the elliptical machine, you spend 10 minutes carefully stretching all those stiff muscles, just as every coach, trainer and physical therapist has advised for as long as you can remember.

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This article was published November 9, 2009 at 2:12 a.m.

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TheBatt says...

The only injuries and serious long-lasting pain I have ever had from serious exercise have been directly attributable to lack of appropriate stretching. Sometimes I can't help but wonder of so many of these "studies" are conducted by people who have never engaged in or experienced what they are supposedly testing.

November 9, 2009 at 9:35 a.m. ( permalink | suggest removal )

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