When you exercise, your muscles contract and relax, contract and relax. The repeated contraction can lead to shortening up of the muscles. Stretching helps prevent this. Many injuries are caused by poor flexibility.

Stretching should be done before and after exercises. When you stretch before exercising, you need to warm up the muscles first, follow this with stretching, and then proceed with your exercise routine.

Here is your complete guide to a range of stretching exercises.

Abdomen
Arms
Back
Buttocks
Chest
Legs
Neck
Shoulders
Weight training stretches
Quick stretch
Lower body stretch
Total body stretch