Is flexibility bad?
The body has a balance between flexibility and stability. Your inherited body type determines a lot of how flexible or stable your joints are, and will determine the degree to which you can successfully perform various physical tasks without injury. Most weightlifters are the stable (endomorphic) body type, with tightly fitted joints and less flexibility. Most gymnasts are the flexible (ectomorphic) body type with looser, very moveable joints. The majority of us are in between those extremes (mesomorphic) If you are preparing to do a lot of heavy lifting or the like and require stable, solid joints you would be best to do warm-ups which do not over-emphasize stretching prior to the activity. Then following the activity, gentle stretching is wise. If you are preparing to do an activity like dancing or basketball or gymnastics, carefullly done stretching will serve an important role in your warm-ups. Random or haphazard stretching can be dangerous, but well planned stretching appropriate
