The Best Stretches to Relieve Muscle Tension

Best Stretching Exercises for Muscle Release

Sore muscles are rather typical from time to time, this is especially valid when you have a computer job, you work as a writer, you’re stressed, or you exercise a great deal. Spasm is a state where muscles remain in a state of half activation for a long time. This leads on the sensation of tightness and soreness on muscles. 

On that account, stretching has been found to be a very simple and fast exercising mechanism that will help to reduce stress in muscles. Flexing promotes muscle elongation and subsequently enhances joint mobility, blood and lymphatic circulation and tranquillity of the nervous system. If you practice stretching quite often you will realize that your muscles are far more elastic than they used to be.

Here are the 11 best stretches for relieving muscle tension throughout the body:

Neck Stretches

Sitting at desk doing paperwork or looking at phones all day causes neck to stiff and sore. 

1. Neck Rotations  

Turn your neck anticlockwise and clockwise at small angles for circles five to ten each direction. Gently bend your spine through all the motions without any discomfort.

2. First, there are Neck Side Stretches  

relax your head and turn it to the side so that your ear meets your shoulder and you feel a stretch on that side of your neck. Take one set and try holding the position for 20 seconds before swapping the sides. Do 2-3 reps per side. 

3. Extend 

Retract your chin parallel to floor, *without tilting your head back,* to stretch the muscles at the nape of your neck. Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 2-3 times.

For shoulder and upper back stretch

Thus, it’s poor for the shoulders and upper back; hunching over a computer does it every day. These stretches provide relief:

4. Decrease and Lifts 

In a clockwise motion roll the top of your shoulders in circles 5 times then counterclockwise 5 times.

5. Arm Crosses 

Place one arm across the chest at the shoulder level and grasp the forearm with the opposite hand, drawing it inwards to the side of the chest so that a shoulder stretch is made. Hold 20 seconds. In both structures, repeat 2-3 times.  

6. Large Stretches 

With your hands place them at the back of your lower back. Bring your arms up and pull your shoulders backwards to help you stretch your chest. For 20 seconds, pause; release and do it 2 to 3 times.

Lower Back Stretches

Prolonged sitting is likely to develop lower back pains. Try these simple hip and lower back stretches:

7. Hip Flexor 

Laying on your back pull one knee towards your chest to feel a stretch in your lower back and hips.  Do 2-3 reps per side.

8. Child’s Pose 

Sit on the heels, while keeping feet tied, bent at the knees like a suitcase. First of all bend your hips, sitting your rear back until your heels are as close to your buttock as it can get, and finally lean your chest down lowering it on to your thighs and stretch your arms out in front.  Hold for 20 seconds. Repeat 2-3 times.

Wrist and Hand Stretches

It should however be noted that typing and texting especially with the fingers results to development of stiffness at the wrist. Stretch your hands and wrists frequently with these movements:  

9. Being at the wrists primarily involves the following exercises: 

Wrist Flexion and Extension - Hold your arm straight out at shoulder level with fingers pointing down. Take other hand and pull hand back gently till you get a slight stretch and then pull the palm up to another direction. Hold each for 20 seconds. Repeat with other hand. Do 2 reps per wrist.

10. Finger Stretches 

Clasp one hand, spread out the fingers of that hand and with the other hand grasp them and pull them to the back ward till you reach some resistance then hold that position for 20 seconds. Then ball hand into a fist and hold for 20 seconds Using a ball, fist and holding is another step involved in this form of therapy. Repeat with other hand.

Hip Flexor Stretch

Aston, the chest also tightens and sitting puts strain on the hip flexors in the front of hip for considerable amount of time. The following stretch lengthens the hip flexors:

11. Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch  

From a kneeling lunge position, while holding the stretch position, try to rotate your hips forward until you reach a comfortable position that caused the straight hip in front to feel stretched Complete 2-3 reps per side. 

Walk and take deep breaths until you’re ready to tense—without pain. Keep each stretch for at least 20 seconds to enable the muscles being stretched to relax.

Do these stretches a few times at intervals within the day as well as after workouts to reduce tension. You will having a minimized joint and muscle tension, which means that you can easily bend your body without much difficulty. Perhaps most significantly, supple muscles prevent a tendency for injuries to occur frequently. A few suggestions of stretching makes a big difference!

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