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$EVELOPMENTAL STRETCHING

4HE SYSTEM ) lND USEFUL AND HAVE FOUND SUCCESSFUL WITH MY STUDENTS
IS A SIMPLE CONTRACT RELAX TECHNIQUE )T CAN BE DONE WITH A PARTNER OR

IN THE CASE OF SOME MUSCLE GROUPS BY YOURSELF 4HE EXAMPLE USED IS FOR
DEVELOPING mEXIBILITY IN THE HAMSTRINGS

3TAND IN FRONT OF A SURFACE OF ABOUT WAIST HEIGHT A WEIGHTS RACK OR A
STACK OF STEP BOXES IS IDEAL 7ITH THE TOE OF THE STANDING FOOT FACING FORWARD
RAISE THE OTHER LEG TO REST ON THE RAISED SURFACE OR BOX 2EACH AS FAR AS

POSSIBLE TOWARDS THE TOE OF THE RAISED FOOT 3TOP WHEN YOU HAVE REACHED
AS FAR AS YOU CAN WHEN YOU FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE AND GET THE SENSATION
OFTEN REFERRED TO AS hTHE BITEv .OW YOU WILL NEED A LITTLE COURAGE AS

YOU HOLD THAT UNCOMFORTABLE POSITION FOR ABOUT SECONDS 4O YOUR
SURPRISE AND RELIEF THIS TIGHT AND SLIGHTLY PAINFUL FEELING WEARS OFF

%XHALE AND REACH FORWARD ANOTHER INCH OR SO AND START THE PROCESS ALL
OVER AGAIN )NCH BY INCH AND WEEK BY WEEK YOU ARE EDUCATING YOUR MUSCLES
TO DEVELOP MORE mEXIBILITY BY TOLERATING THESE MINUTE ADVANCES .EEDLESS

TO SAY IT WILL TAKE SOME STICKING POWER ON YOUR PART BUT IF YOU WANT TO
IMPROVE mEXIBILITY IT DElNITELY WORKS YOU CAN USE THE SAME TECHNIQUE TO
IMPROVE YOUR RANGE IN DOING hTHE SPLITSv )F THE SAME STRETCH IS PERFORMED

WITH A PARTNER THEY CAN HOLD YOUR FOOT RAISING IT CAREFULLY AND SLOWLY TO THE
POINT OF MAXIMUM CONTRACTION

4HERE ARE OTHER TECHNIQUES VARYING IN PROCEDURE AND COUNTLESS BOOKS
DEDICATED TO THE SUBJECT THAT WILL EXPLAIN HOW THIS WORKS AND INFORM YOU
OF 'OLGI TENDONS AUTOGENIC INHIBITION AND ALL THE INTERNAL MYSTERIES OF

STRETCHING 4WO ) HAVE PERSONALLY FOUND INFORMATIVE ARE

4HE #OMPLETE 'UIDE TO 3TRETCHINGn#HRISTOPHER - .ORRIS

3PORT 3TRETCHn-ICHAEL * !LTER

4HE lRST BOOK IS NEW AND BANG UP TO DATE !LTER S BOOK IS A FEW YEARS