Include stretching to get in beach shape!

Although nature hasn’t always been spoiling us with lovely, sunny weather of late, we’re all thinking of the summer that’s drawing ever closer, … and with it, the ever-shorter and skimpier outfits, “thigh-baring” skirts, shorts that hug the bum, tight, sleeveless T-shirts and, well… that fantastically sexy bikini I spotted in that shop window the other day. 🙂

Most of us are already trying to tailor and adjust our workouts so that we’re in the best possible shape by the time we’re wearing fewer and shorter clothes 🙂

We’ve got another idea to go with this! 🙂

You might not realise it, but Regular, mindful stretching can effectively help you achieve your dream physique.

You can read in detail about the physical, physiological and psychological benefits of stretching for our everyday lives, and why it’s worth attending stretching classes regularly, in a previous blog post.

Let’s now look at all these from an aesthetic point of view:

Regular stretching helps to maintain, restore and improve muscle flexibility, and is beneficial for the joints, ligaments and tendons. This reduces the risk of injury, makes muscle soreness less likely to occur, and helps tired and strained muscles recover more quickly.

• For example, you don’t need to miss a training session (or even several) due to overexertion, strains, inflammation or even more serious injuries.
• The performance of flexible muscles improves, making training more effective, which in turn means that the desired results (body sculpting, muscle building, weight loss, etc.) may also be achieved sooner.
• Stretching exercises, help the elastic support provided by connective tissues too, which, if the aim is weight loss, for example, can prevent “sagging” skin from remaining in the areas where weight has been lost. In other words, in maintaining the body’s tone too plays a role.
• The flexible and resilient a more toned body, which is reflected in our appearance in that the muscles become “more visible” and can be subtly distinguished from one another; our posture yet it becomes more beautiful and elegant.

To sum up: if you want to “get the most out of” your summer “beach body project”, it’s worth incorporating a stretching session into your training plan at least once or twice a week.

Sign up for a one-to-one or group lesson with us if you fancy it, and experience those admiring glances as your reward!