{"id":7611,"date":"2019-02-27T00:20:58","date_gmt":"2019-02-27T00:20:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-hold-each-stretch-for\/"},"modified":"2022-12-19T15:08:56","modified_gmt":"2022-12-19T15:08:56","slug":"how-long-do-you-hold-each-stretch-for","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thefabulous.co\/qa\/how-long-do-you-hold-each-stretch-for\/","title":{"rendered":"How long do you hold each stretch for?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Katrine C.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I brush my teeth before bed &#8230; and put a foot up on the sink till I feel the leg start to loosen a little.<br \/>\nSame in the morning in the kitchen&#8230; on the counter while waiting for the microwave to warm whatever it is &#8230;. or I invert for pushups with both feet on edge of sink. I\u2019m able to do about 40 now. I quit when I can\u2019t do em quickly because I really don\u2019t want to ache <\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"thefa-test2 thefa-entity-placement\" id=\"thefa-1758441697\"><div id=\"thefa-2563747094\"><style>.thefa-test2 {margin-bottom: 24px;}<\/style>\r\n<div class=\"banner-content-position light-viol\">\r\n<div class=\"banner-text max400\">Start making your days count<\/div>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/start.thefabulous.co\/onboarding\/fabulous-initial?utm_source=community-qa&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=afterfirstquestionoranswer-purple-achievegoals\" class=\"banner-cta red w-inline-block\">\r\n<div>Try now<\/div><\/a>\r\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Irina Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Not for long, I do a more dynamic stretching to get some movement during the day, especially when sitting at a pc all day <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Roderich Q.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">It really depends on how much you need it. I hold until I feel a certain amount of release in my muscle. The 3 most important things is 1) don&#39;t stretch when your muscles are cold (that is both temperature and from stagnation), so do a warm up before a workout and stretch AFTER. If you&#39;re not doing a workout then do a warmup before stretching.  2) Don&#39;t release the stretch while still feeling a tight pull because it can basically &#39;snap&#39; back and sometimes end up tighter, AND 3) Listen to your body, if it feels like too much, then it is. Flexibility takes time, patience, consistency, and proper form. Cheating form in order to appear to get a deeper stretch will not do you any favors long term.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Ga L O.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">I hold each stretch as long as it feels good&#8230;.probably not more than 15 seconds each.   I usally go through and do<br \/>\nthem a second time.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Mara U.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Because I only stretch for one minute, I keep my body moving when I stretch. So instead of a static stretch where I am holding specific stretches for a period of time, I\u2019m dynamically stretching my whole body. I feel it helps me a stretch the parts of my body that I wouldn\u2019t get to if I were statically stretching. <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"single-answer\">\n<div class=\"who-answered\">Alberto J.<\/div>\n<div class=\"detailed-answer\">Usually when I am in a hurry I hold each strech for at least 5 seconds to have my muscles react to something. If I am not in a hurry then I would hold each stretch for at least 15 seconds so I can really feel good and start off fresh and my muscles are active.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Katrine C. 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