You don’t have to give up hamstring stretches completely, however. There are a few simple steps you can take to keep your muscles safe without sacrificing flexibility along the way.

Warm Up

This one may go without saying, but under no circumstances should you dive into poses such as yogic split without warming up first. Get your blood flowing and your muscles warm with about 10 minutes of dynamic movements such as a brief walk or some squats before gently easing into deeper stretches.

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Focus on Strength

The best way to prevent a stretching injury is to strengthen the muscles you’re too looking to lengthen. Incorporate exercises such as hamstring curls and bridge pose with leg lifts into your routine to strengthen hamstrings and build resilience.

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Don’t Push It

Wherever you are in your flexibility practice, it’s crucial to listen to your body. As tempting as it may be to push through pain when you’re working toward nailing a particular pose, ignoring your body’s signals is a surefire way to give yourself an injury. Stretch until you feel a mild discomfort, but ease off if the sensation starts to become painful.

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Weight Training Before Cardio

Planning each workout should be considered, winging it doesn’t get results. Always do your strength training first for maximum fat burn and energy productivity. You want to push harder and heavier during strength training then you can do cardio.

What You Eat is Most Important

If you want to see a healthy, physical difference you have to be prepared to commit long-term. Diet is more important than your workouts. Tracking your food is really important and it will give you the results you want whilst you exercise.

Free Weights Instead of Machines

Using free weights actually makes you work harder and use more muscles to stabilize and balance your body. This will lead to burning more fat and getting stronger quicker.

Motivation

Getting to the gym and starting your workout is one of the hardest parts of your healthy lifestyle. Your mind is controlling your thoughts and a strong body will not exist without your mind. You have to be focused and positive and tell yourself you are strong and want to be there and you will get to the gym that day.

Technique

The importance of the technique of each movement can make the outcome of your workout so much more beneficial. If you are lifting high weights, but not doing it correctly you will actually end up injuring yourself. Always remember that technique comes before adding more weights.

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You don’t have to give up hamstring stretches completely, however. There are a few simple steps you can take to keep your muscles safe without sacrificing flexibility along the way.

Warm Up

This one may go without saying, but under no circumstances should you dive into poses such as yogic split without warming up first. Get your blood flowing and your muscles warm with about 10 minutes of dynamic movements such as a brief walk or some squats before gently easing into deeper stretches.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by San Diego Chiropractors (@newwavechiropractic)

Focus on Strength

The best way to prevent a stretching injury is to strengthen the muscles you’re too looking to lengthen. Incorporate exercises such as hamstring curls and bridge pose with leg lifts into your routine to strengthen hamstrings and build resilience.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Samadhi Yoga Ashram (@samadhiyogaashram)

Don’t Push It

Wherever you are in your flexibility practice, it’s crucial to listen to your body. As tempting as it may be to push through pain when you’re working toward nailing a particular pose, ignoring your body’s signals is a surefire way to give yourself an injury. Stretch until you feel a mild discomfort, but ease off if the sensation starts to become painful.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by Vivian Choi (@vivi0226)

The post How to Protect Your Hamstrings from Over-Stretching appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.

Weight Training Before Cardio

Planning each workout should be considered, winging it doesn’t get results. Always do your strength training first for maximum fat burn and energy productivity. You want to push harder and heavier during strength training then you can do cardio.

What You Eat is Most Important

If you want to see a healthy, physical difference you have to be prepared to commit long-term. Diet is more important than your workouts. Tracking your food is really important and it will give you the results you want whilst you exercise.

Free Weights Instead of Machines

Using free weights actually makes you work harder and use more muscles to stabilize and balance your body. This will lead to burning more fat and getting stronger quicker.

Motivation

Getting to the gym and starting your workout is one of the hardest parts of your healthy lifestyle. Your mind is controlling your thoughts and a strong body will not exist without your mind. You have to be focused and positive and tell yourself you are strong and want to be there and you will get to the gym that day.

Technique

The importance of the technique of each movement can make the outcome of your workout so much more beneficial. If you are lifting high weights, but not doing it correctly you will actually end up injuring yourself. Always remember that technique comes before adding more weights.

The post 5 Tips For Getting the Most Out of Your Workouts appeared first on yourdailysportfix.com.