Safe stretching is choosing the right stretching exercises:
- because people are different, they therefore need different stretching exercises.
- because differences in muscle strength, ligament elasticity and body size and shape influence flexibility – ranging from hypomobile (stiff) to hypermobile (flexible).
- because people have different stretching needs, with regards to sport, work and leisure.
- for building healthy people and preventing injuries, both in daily life and during stretching.
- for optimal flexibility and stability by combining the right mixture of active, passive and post- isometric stretches and strengthening exercises.
- that target areas of hypomobility and do not over-stretch areas of hypermobility.