Improves flexibility
Increases the range of motion in muscles and joints.
Enhances posture and alignment
Helps maintain proper body mechanics
Reduces muscle tension and stiffness
Promotes relaxation and comfort
Prevents injury
Prepares muscles and joints for physical activity
Improves circulation
Increases blood flow to muscles and soft tissues
Supports recovery
Aids in reducing muscle soreness after exercise
Enhances athletic performance Allows for more efficient and powerful movement
Promotes relaxation and stress relief
Reduces mental and physical tension
Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) stretching is an advanced stretching technique. It relies on the body's inverse myotatic reflex (a protective reflex that relaxes and calms the muscle to prevent injury), while involving stretching and contraction of the targeted muscle group to produce deeper stretches.
Deep fascia is the fibrous connective tissue which encases individual muscles and muscle groups. The deep fascia provides muscle support, muscle separation, and muscle surface lubrication for movement. With inactivity or injury, the fascia may bind together, thus limiting your movement and creating or exacerbating injury. Fascial stretching helps release tissue binding.