I’ve recently read a couple if intriguing articles about stretching that completely go against everything we were taught as kids.

The first article discusses the physiology of stretching–essentially stretching is working out our nervous system to allow or “Ok” our muscles to stretch to a certain limit. Also stretching has little to no long term affects of the muscle itself, the muscle’s elasticity pulls it back to its original form.

The second article says that stretching before explosive exercise or sports can hamper performance. They recommend dynamic warm ups to static stretching.

Hope you enjoy, let me know what you think.