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Dynamic stretching has been a life saver. As someone who has always hated stretching, dynamic stretching has seamlessly added stretching into my workout and given me so an increased range of motion. It is the perfect pre and mid-workout thing you need to add to your routine, especially as you get older.<\/p>\n

If you are a pre-Y2k old school dummy like me you may have never even know dynamic stretching existed. Up until the last 10 years it was pretty much thought only static stretching was an option and even stretching quick wasn’t beneficial. How times have changed!<\/p>\n

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Of course now you might know about how valuable dynamic stretching has become. Dynamic stretching is thought to be the only way to stretch before your workout and during it. Science now points to static stretching, where you hold a stretch for 15-30 seconds, actually could be bad for you to do prior to your workout.<\/p>\n

What is dynamic stretching? How is dynamic stretching different from regular static stretching? Dynamic stretching is to warm up your muscles, increase range of motion and is overall great for preparing for a workout. Static stretching is to lengthen the muscle and actually lowers your performance for your workout or game, however is good for post-workout.<\/p>\n

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Dynamic stretching activates your muscles and boosts your performance where static stretching does the opposite and decreases your blood flow. Dynamic stretching is great for high intensity exercises. Dynamic stretching you just hold your stretch for 2-3 seconds where static stretching you hold for 10-30 seconds.<\/p>\n

Static stretching is also clearly a longer process and could decrease your motivation to workout since you could be sitting or standing around for 10-20 minutes doing your static stretches.<\/p>\n

When should you do dynamic stretching and when should you do static stretching? As mentioned, dynamic stretching should always be done as a warmup and even in between workouts. Static stretching is still very helpful, however it should be done after the workout.<\/p>\n

Now, with all of that info… what are some of the best dynamic stretches? Below we have a list for your main muscles and as you master them, I encourage you to do them after one another, kind of like a yoga flow motion. I am the worst “athlete” on earth with stretching and I cannot tell you how much the below has helped me.<\/p>\n

How To Do The World’s Greatest Stretch<\/h2>\n

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As the ambitious name says… it is the world’s greatest stretch! It is so great as it targets all of your major muscle groups in one stretch. Speaking anecdotally, this stretch has made me feel amaaaazing in terms of my range of motion and overall just makes me feel lighter and more limber. What is also great is that it targets all major muscle groups in just 5 minutes or less!<\/p>\n