boost flexibility...

How flexible are you? Flexibility is your range of movement at a joint. If your muscles are too tight, you can't move as freely as nature intended. To boost flexibility, you need to stretch. There are many benefits of having flexible muscles:

• You reduce your chances of pulling a muscle
• The risk of back pain is reduced
• Your posture improves
• You become more functionally fit to perform everyday tasks

I recommend that you stretch at the end of every workout- it only takes around ten minutes - to bring your muscles back to their correct resting length, and to increase the flexibility of any particularly tight muscles you have. I will show you a variety of stretching methods, and how to do them most effectively - and safely. Stretching should never be painful. Some people even find it quite relaxing after a vigorous workout.

I will analyse your flexibility, particularly around the shoulder joints, the trunk, hips, knees, and ankles. Poor flexibility is quite common particularly in the hamstrings and calf muscles. No personal trainer in London worth their salt would start training you without first assessing your flexibility.

Beware- it is possible to be too flexible! You should never become so flexible at a joint that the joint loses stability and the muscle loses strength. I will advise you on the right degree of flexibility, and encourage you not to neglect this aspect of fitness.

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