Most walkers and runners believe that it is important to stretch after warming up. The hypothesis supporting this is that the extra blood flow to warmed-up muscles helps to protect you from injury during stretching.
But Marc Rosenberg, D.C., recommends that you stretch before warming up.
His argument: If you stretch COLD, your gains in stretch will be more permanent.
His personal proof:
In 1997, I decided not to stretch for two (2!) years, to see what would happen. In 1999, when I sat on the floor to stretch, I found that all of my flexibility was there!! It didn’t feel that great the first time, but I could get into the split and lotus and everything else.
His warning: Go SLOWLY, and pay careful attention to what hurts.
Do you stretch COLD? Please leave a comment here. Thanks!