Wednesday 19 October 2011

Strength or flexibility?

Yesterday at my gym, I watched a man do a push up while standing on his hands! The ultimate strength!




While the other day, yet another person, did his entire stretching regime while standing on an upside down bosu.


So what is better? Strength or flexibility?

A combination of both actually. If you have just strength and minimal flexibility you are at a higher risk of an injury as the muscle won't move around the joint with fluidity.
And the vice versa is also true. Hence if you have flexibility but no strength, you are once again at risk for injury because the muscles aren't strong enough to cope with your flexibility.

This is why during your biokinetic session I ensure that we include stretching!

So next time before rushing off, remember......stretch, stretch, stretch!:)

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