Slow ageing process with stretching!

I am feeling so good today that I have made the time to sit and so my blog, I wanted to go into the importance of being flexible and for making time to stretch in your life. Before I do lets just quickly touch on some of the perceived reasons why we just don't have time to stretch. I have heard many times that time in a reason that people just don't have enough of it. Well this is an illusion and I can help you find the time if you want it, you however would need to provide the commitment. Join us on our online training on January 23 rd to find out more in depth about how you can find the time, even an extra 2 hours a day! (Info on training in my FREE online Training blog)<br />
Ok so flexibility; why should we bother even finding the time? Stretching and flexibility is totally underrated and is a major component of maintaining health. Now are you saying to your self..."I know it is but I just can find the time" now listen to the little voice that knows you could. You can stretch as a separate exercises or you before and after other forms of exercise program. This helps keep you supple, prevents injury and stretching daily means that you will obtain the highest range of motion in your joints.

It also gives you an opportunity to focus on your body and relax your mind, when you stretch don't feel like you need to be ubba bendy it is not about that it is about moving a part of your body with the breath with love and care and attention. You will be able to tune into any aches and pains and find out how your body balance is.

Her is a couple of benefits of stretching and flexibility:

Injury prevention
I don't just mean from sports, how many times have you seen someone who pulled a muscle and they were just hovering or doing some daily task?

Why dose it prevent injury?: One of the reasons is that it improves balance and prevents over stretching (hyperextension) of  muscles and tendons, poor balance is a major cause of falls and injuries when you miss step and pull a muscle doing a daily task.

Building strength:
Some types of stretching are great for building strength not just flexibility,like yoga or Pilates they build muscle strength, which in turn supports your joints.

Slowing ageing:
Maintaining an active lifestyle is one way we can slow the physiologic ageing processes. I am afraid to say it but the older we get the more important it is to stretch! We must keep our bodies and minds moving or the degenerate at a faster level.

Mind body connection:
Lastly the art of stretching as I mentioned before gives you a chance to be with your body, to slowly move your body to extension. It is at times like this with our body that it tells us what it needs, if we listen you can really improve your health on a deep level.

Tip: I stretch after a hot bath, I try and do it every morning and manage most mornings. The benefits are worth it and remember if you want to join me online to learn how to find that time then please do. Xx have a blessed and fleet day!