The Secrets To Ultimate Flexibility In Martial Arts.

Listen to your body, stretch and condition theFlexibility is not a one shot deal to be explored at
way that your body tells you to, yeah, yeah, Ithe beginning of your workout. Flexibility should be
get it. But what happens if you DON'T SPEAKpracticed regularly, throughout your workout. See,
your body's language? You want to be flexible butthere are two types of flexibility, static and
you don't have a clue how to get there. If youdynamic. Static flexibility is the range of motion
want to own the secrets to ultimate flexibility youthat is in a joint when it is in a certain, stationary
need to understand how your body works andposition. Dynamic flexibility is the range of motion
how it responds to certain exercises andthat is in a joint when it is moving.
workouts. The secrets to ultimate flexibility lieOnce you find the secrets to ultimate flexibility,
within you, not with some guy hopping around onyou will have more power, a higher fitness level,
a TV screen with a really happy (or really intense)better relaxation, enhanced range of motion and a
look on his face, bouncing around with at leasthigher capacity to learn skilled movements. But it
two hot babes in the background, telling you howis a process to achieve this level of flexibility.
to get in shape and achieve the flexibility that youKeep your muscles warm and you will have a
want.greater range of motion. You can do static
Nope, not gonna happen.stretching exercises three times a week, but the
Your body will tell you what works best for you.dynamic stretching, the stretching that you do as
But let's look a little at the concept of flexibilityyou practice your art, is what will give you the
and stretching. First, think about what you aremost natural range of motion and flexibility.
doing here. If you take several minutes toWhen you stretch, do it slowly and there should
stretch, say, your legs to get the right height onnot be any pain. If you go too far with your
a side kick, think about this. You are takingstretching, you will actually lose flexibility because
several minutes to prepare a weapon before youyour muscle will contract. Warm up first and do
can use it. Now, I don't know about you, but Isome static stretches, holding the stretch for 15
don't think I would want to have to take severalto 60 seconds but do not bounce! If you want to
minutes to prepare a weapon if I was beingput yourself out of commission, you will bounce -
threatened in some dark alley by a 400 poundnot cool. Do some dynamic stretching like kicking
ex-con named Tiny!and rhythmic bouncing. These are just some of
What I am saying here is to be flexible means tothe secrets to ultimate flexibility, but they will help
always be warmed up, flexible and ready.you get flexible and get fit.