Stretched Out


Question: I am coming for my first stretch, what should I wear?

Answer: Come prepared for your first session and bring  the following: Comfortable workout type clothes - shirt, sweats,  joggers, shorts or spandex. We have a changing room for your convenience.

Question: What's In It for the Clients?

Answer: Stretched Out® technique adds to the  efficiency and effectiveness of the bodywork in four different areas:  general health enhancement, injury prevention, pain and injury  treatment, and improvement of degenerative conditions.

Question: How long should a stretch be held?

Answer: Performing the stretches in short increments  allows the target muscles to optimally lengthen without triggering the  muscle reflex.  This concept provides maximum benefit and can be  accomplished without opposing tension or resulting trauma.

Question: Is it normal to feel sore after stretching?

Answer: When you start any kind of regimen that you're  not used to, you're basically introducing your body to something  new. Therefore, you should expect a little bit of soreness. 

Question: Is stretching a form of exercise?

Answer: Stretching is a form of physical exercise in  which a specific muscle or tendon (or muscle group) is deliberately  flexed or stretched in order to improve the muscle's elasticity and achieve comfortable muscle tone. The result is a feeling of increased  muscle control, flexibility, and range of motion. 

Question: What are the BENEFITS of STRETCHING?

  • Enhanced physical fitness
  • Increased mental and physical relaxation
  • Reduced risk of injury to joints & muscles
  • Reduced muscle soreness
  • Correct compensational shifts and muscle imbalances
  • Increased Range of Motion and Flexibility
  • Improved mobility

What is Yoga?

 Yoga was created in India with the purpose of connecting the individual consciousness with the universal consciousness through physical activity. In short, it aims to not only improve your physical health, but your emotional and spiritual health as well. 

What is Pilates?

 Pilates is unique in that, unlike yoga and other activities, its origin is relatively recent. Pilates was created in 1920 by Joseph Pilates for physical rehabilitation. The idea behind Pilates is to gain flexibility, strength and body awareness without building bulk. It is considered a resistance exercise, even though, as a beginner, you may experience an increased heart rate. 

What is the difference between Yoga and Pilates

Overall, the biggest difference between Pilates and yoga is the ultimate goal. Yoga provides a meditative environment for you to improve your overall quality of life. It focuses on stress relief while improving your body.

Pilates works from the center of your body outward. It forces you to increases your body awareness and work from your core, resulting in a stronger body. Yoga and Pilates each have their merits. The best part is that you really don’t have to choose. Combine Pilates with yoga for an amazing way to transform your daily routine.

Can stretching improve my golf game?

Stretching is a very important part of golf to not only prevent  injuries but also to improve the power exerted in golf. Golf is a power  sport, which means the greater the amount of strength or power you can  exert with the golf club to the ball, the greater the velocity the ball  will travel with or farther you can hit the ball. Power is the amount of  strength you can exert over a great range of motion divided by time.  What this means is if you can take the strength you already have and use  it through a greater range of motion, this will allow you to achieve a  greater power potential. Most golfers who are known as "long ball  hitters" are able to achieve greater motion on their back swing and  range of motion in the hips on the torso region to achieve greater power  on the active swing motion. So flexibility is an intricate part of golf.  Increasing your flexibility will also help to prevent injury on the  deceleration phase of the swing as well. If the muscles are more  flexible, when the shoulders, arms and torso have to decelerate the  swing, there will be decreased chance of injury. 

Is stretching important for runners and walkers?

Running and walking are very strenuous activities on the body. The  exercise effects almost every aspect of the muscular skeletal system  from the feet to the neck. When using Active Isolated Stretching you will  actually warm the muscles, joints and fascia of the body preparing it  for running or walking. 

Proper preparation for your activity will not  only help to decrease the chance for injury, but also to slow the  process of fatigue.  The more flexible the body is the more efficient it  can be.  

If you are properly warmed up, the body's cardiovascular  system is able to oxygenate the muscles thereby decreasing  the rate of  fatigue and lactic acid. Stretching will also help to remove  or decrease fatigue after running or walking by pumping the lactic acid  from the muscles thus removing the toxic material from the muscles that  cause them to be sore. 

Why should you stretch after running?


Stretching after you run will help with flexibility and it feels great! Stretched Out offers dynamic stretching of your hamstrings, quads and hips. You will immediately feel a sense of relief and get that “ahhh” moment. 

Is Stretching good for seniors?

Tight muscles, stiff joints, and aches and pains—aging can take a toll on your body, but the good news is that stretching can help you feel better. 

Research indicates that stretching improves flexibility, promotes balance, and has the power to reduce pain or stress. 


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