How long should you hold a stretch?

At least for two breaths to allow your body time to relax into it. Repeat if necessary and hold the stretch for longer, deepening into it

I follow the advice a friend of mine (who was in the kinesiology department when I met her at university), which is hold a stretch for 45-60 seconds. I do 1-3 sets of stretches depending on how I feel (physically and mentally). I always do this in the morning for most of my main muscle groups.

I was always taught to do a short warm-up to warm up your muscles and then stretch at least 15 to 30 seconds for each stretch.

I hold a stretch for about 20-30 seconds to help me really loosen up my muscles in the morning, and 10-20 in the afternoon before i start homework.

I believe holding a hard stretch for too long can lead to tiredness. We will just end up modifying the position to make it easier for us. That is obviously a risk to take, what if we were to break a bone? That’s why I think we should hold a stretch not longer than 30 seconds, unless it’s a very easy pose (a resting one).

I think you should hold it for as long as you are comfortable with it. Sometimes the recommended time is too short or too long, depending on your capabilities, so try to figure out what is appropriate for you so you do the exercises.

You should stretch inbetween 5 and 10 minutes because it means more time you take to stretch the more active you can be throughout your day.

For as long as is comfortable without pain.

A basic static stretch – holding the pose for an extended period – should last about 30 seconds. Anything less than 20 seconds won’t make a significant difference in lengthening muscle fibers and tissue; hold too long and you risk injury

Because I’m a dancer I hold each stretch for about 20 seconds. But I do a lot of them. It takes my about 5-10 minutes to get all stretched and warmed up. But if I’m doing only 1 minute, I hold each about 20 seconds each