A Healthier View w/Host Beth & Scott & Guests Todd Nunnally & Traci Haines

Welcome to A Healthier View Podcast with Hosts Beth and Dr. Scott Clitheroe and Special Guests Todd Nunally and Traci Haines.

Topic:  Why stretching is important

Join Beth, along with special guests Todd Nunnally & Traci Haines, as they talk about how stretching keeps the muscles flexible, strong, and healthy, and we need that flexibility to maintain a range of motion in the joints. Without it, the muscles shorten and become tight. Then, when you call on the muscles for activity, they are weak and unable to extend all the way. That puts you at risk for joint pain, strains, and muscle damage.  For example, sitting in a chair all day results in tight hamstrings in the back of the thigh. That can make it harder to extend your leg or straighten your knee all the way, which inhibits walking. Likewise, when tight muscles are suddenly called on for a strenuous activity that stretches them, such as playing tennis, they may become damaged from suddenly being stretched. Injured muscles may not be strong enough to support the joints, which can lead to joint injury.

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