Join New Paradigm Wellness on Facebook: The ABC Foot stretch is just as it sounds. Pointing and flexing your toes try and write each letter or the alphabet in the air. It is important to make the motions as big as possible for best results. Once you make it from A to Z, you can pretend you are doing the exercise […]
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Stretching Your Quads
Please consult your physician before starting exercise programs especially if you are injured. The Quad muscle is on the front of your thigh. It crosses over both the hip and the knee, providing stability and motion to extend the knee and bend the hip forward. The Quad stretch is really good for people with knee […]
Stretching Your Calves
In my post How to Tie Your Shoes, I discussed the close relationship between your feet, calves and back. In our culture we tend to avoid movements that stretch our calves, i.e. squats and lunges, in our daily lives. As a result many people have tight calves. The calf muscles are located in the back […]
How to Stretch Your Hamstrings
Please consult your physician before starting exercise programs especially if you are injured. This post is the first in a series on stretching your legs. We’ll begin at back of the leg with the hamstring. The hamstring is not one, but actually 3 muscles together- located at the behind your thigh. It enables you to […]
