Stretching Tip #4 Easy Does It

When you first start stretching, you need to be careful of trying to extend yourself too far. Your muscles need to be warm and you need to have a good idea of your limitations. Stretching too far can injure your muscles and or strain ligaments/tendons that do not have elasticity. We all are limited by own individual structure so don't think that because your wife can do a certain stretch you should be able to do the same (women have wider hips than men, smaller shoulder girdles, etc.) because each of you is built differently. Don't expect continual improvement either; some days you will be able to stretch easily, other days you won't. Just keep track of long-term improvement. At some point, you will reach your physical limit. Then your goal is to maintain this as you age.