Total Body Stretching Exercises - Made Fit TV - Ep 89

March 16th, 2010 | | Email This Post Email This Post |

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A health and fitness program involves the basic cardiovascular exercise, strength and resistance training, and balanced nutrition.  But in the middle of it all, one important part can easily be skipped over, which could potentially effect program results for the worse.  It’s flexibility!

I get many emails and comments regarding the topics of injuries, recovery, and stretching.  Flexibility training is very important in tackling these issues.  In this week’s Made Fit TV episode, I show you stretching movements that target the entire body using a towel so you can get in a good stretch at the gym or at home!

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  • Pchpal
    Jenny,
    I am 64 years old and walk miles a day in addition to belonging toa health club. Health is very important to me and my main area of pain is my neck. It is usually sore after yoga. Enjoyed your stretching video.
  • Miriam
    Hello, My name is Miriam and I am 46 years old. I have been doing strenghth training at home on my home gym. I did not do strength training for about a week do to my monthly and now am experiencing pain on my lower back and my upper body. I just want tone my muscles to have some definition. How often should I work out.
  • Miriam, incorporating total body strength, stretching, and conditioning at least 4 days a week and cardio daily is a great way to keep your body strong and conditioned. But don't forget to complement it with healthy and clean eating!
  • Stacey
    my Quads hurts the most when iam working out or doing jogging or running
  • After a few times you run your body will adjust and the soreness will start to go away. Keep at it!!
  • May_S
    Hey Jenny, love the episode today!
    I really liked the stretches, especially the ones for the chest and back area because I didn't know how to properly relieve tension there. I'll definitely be incorporating these stretches and they are really helpful.

    Also, my hamstrings and quads seem to be the most sore. I really feel it walking or going up the stairs so I usually do my leg day on Friday to get two days of rest and to avoid the staircases at school.
  • Tony
    After a shoulder workout my traps will be a bit sore. The next day is when I feel it. Everytime I shrug my shoulders they feel a little sore, but in a good way. I don't know how to explain it. It just feels like I gave them a good workout and it feels good to try and workout the soreness the next day through stretching or a massage.
    Recently, I have been plagued with a sore right calf. i will go out for a run (around 4mi) and near the end my right calf starts to "knot" up. Then I am sore in the right calf for days afterward and can't run. I can bike or swim but no running until it heals. I am not sure what the problem is. It doesn't happen on every run. Just once in a while.
  • kewlbin
    good work again jenny. i have heel spur. so after workout my leg hurts a lot.. so i do yoga 4 to 5 times a week for streching my hamstring,calf ,hips muscles.catcow,downdog, lunge,straight leg lunge,piegon pose etc helps me a lot. i never tried towel for streching.i am gonna try it..nway gt8 video..keep up the good work
  • daniki
    I find that I have the most frequent post workout pain in my back because I think that it is one of the most neglected and difficult to train sets of muscles. A lot of attention is given to the abs, chest, arms, legs, but for correct balance the back must be trained and I need a little more work on those muscles.
  • Danik
    I find that I have the most frequent post workout pain in my back because I think that it is one of the most neglected and difficult to train sets of muscles. A lot of attention is given to the abs, chest, arms, legs, but for correct balance the back must be trained and I need a little more work on those muscles.
  • I think for me it's my core, when I work it hard enough I can't even participate in my favorite past-time (Laughing). My buddies at work now know when i do my ab workout and make it a point to make me laugh cause they know it hurts so good. I also find it's my biggest problem area for me and I need more motivation to keep it going, but this show and your tips really do help. So thank you.
  • Artnur Lange
    when training the muscle group that gives me the most soreness the next few days is the Gluteus Maximus. It isn't every time, and only seems to happen when I get enthusiastic and do a little extra intensity exercises.
  • Jill
    I really need to stretch more than I do. I am guilty of skipping this often. I've never seen stretching with the towel but I like it. I will for sure try it today after my workout. Thanks.
  • Melanie
    Even if I work out my core, quads, glutes, etc, my biceps and calf muscles are the ones that hurt the most. Maybe it's because I'm not challenging the other body parts/muscles hard enough.
  • Great tips Jen :)
  • philwaugh
    I find my legs are sore most often. Glutes, quads, hips and low back. I'm not very flexible. I stretch before and after a workout. I will focus more stretching on my rest day. I never thought of using a towel. I can see an extra range of motion. Thanks for sharing your ideas.
    Phil
  • ksmitchell
    Great post Jenny! It's a toss up between my triceps and my hamstrings. In any case I usually feel the muscle soreness 36 hours after my workout. Thanks to you I am totally addicted to fitness though. And I'm serious about that. I'm trying to take a few days off training since I have been going pretty strong for several weeks now and it is killing me to not do anything other than a fast paced walk around the office building. The towel would match my gym bag really well so I hope I win. ;-)
  • elainanv
    My biceps hurt the worse. I work those out really hard, about every other day. I do a lot of small reps with heavier weight to get those "guns" nice and toned.
  • sheree mcallister
    My core hurts the worse after I work out. I usually do functional movements that incorporate the core/trunk and pilates. what a killer.
  • Be1eza
    Hi Jenny! My hamstrings hurt the most after I work them out because they are wimpy and I blast them. I emailed you awhile back and you gave me some advice on what not to eat for a contest prep. I feel that I am far from contest shape but I wanted to let you know that I am trying a "diet down" for 2 weeks. I am 3 days into it and it is HARD, definately the hardest part of the sport. So far I feel ok, but not seeing hardcore results yet. I want to shed the muffin top and see my abs. So I will keep you posted. In two weeks I will go back to regular clean eating. I just wanted to push through a plateau. I don't know how you guys do it to compete, but I want to try. Thank you for putting on such a great show.
    -Shawna-
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