How Do You Increase Flexibility With Warmup Stretches?
You should do about 15 minutes of warm-up exercises prior to exercising. These loosen up your muscles and lengthen them so you will be less prone to injury. Flexibility is important so you don’t hurt yourself doing routine activities. Use warm-up exercises to tailored to various muscle groups. Stand up straight, with your shoulders back and down. Reach overhead with one hand and then the other. Reach as high as you can to get a good stretch. Roll your neck to one side and hold. Then roll the neck forward and hold and then to the other side. Repeat at least five times. Bring your shoulders up to your ears and hold. Relax your shoulders and repeat. Circle your shoulders back, starting with small rotations. Reverse forward and then alternate one shoulder at a time. Add the arms to your rotation, swinging your arms like a windmill and focusing on the range of motion. Stand straight with knees slightly bent. Extend your arms straight out to the side and press back. Keep your shoulders relax
