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Stretching and Flexibility Exercises

Harvard Medical School via Harvard Health Online Learning

Overview

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Doing simple stretching exercises just two or three times a week can dramatically help you increase flexibility, improve balance, and relieve pain caused by muscle and joint stiffness. Stretching also helps prevent life-changing falls that can threaten your independence. In this interactive course, you'll learn not only about these and other benefits of stretching, but you'll find video demonstrations of more than 40 simple stretching exercises, each one emphasizing proper form. You'll also learn how to build an easy-to-follow stretching routine. Our lessons, prepared by the experts at Harvard Medical School, include interactive pages, slideshows, narrated videos, and quizzes.

Syllabus

GETTING STARTED

  • About Our Course
  • All About Stretching
  • Safety First
  • Test Your Knowledge

Stretching Toward Better Health

  • Introduction
  • Pain-Relief Benefits of Stretching
  • Preparing to Stretch
  • A Dynamic Stretch Warm-Up
  • Test Your Knowledge

Floor Stretches

  • Introduction
  • Floor Stretches Using a Strap
  • Test Your Knowledge

Seated and Standing Stretches

  • Introduction
  • Seated Stretches
  • Standing Stretches
  • Test Your Knowledge

KEY TAKEAWAYS

  • Introduction
  • Stretches for Sports
  • A Well-Rounded Workout Plan
  • Points to Remember

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