| Was having a look at this thread as as a dance teacher i NEVER advise that you bounce during stretching....This will only damage the muscle...if you ever feel that you need to get furthur into a stretch,one of the best techniques i use is;
Get into the stretch, hold it until you feel ready to stretch furthur, breath in deeply for 8 secs...and when you exhale slowly over 8 secs, stretch yourself a little furthur ...its also relaxes you which is one of the reasons that you can get furthur into the stretch.
Sorry if i havent explained it very well but it is really hard to explain without demonstrating!! It really does work though...
Be careful that if you are trying this to stretch the back of your legs that you dont breath in too deeply...i did this before and nearly flaked out.... cause my all the blood had gone to my head....You have been warned!! LOL
Niki....x:p
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I'll go to the gym...one day!! :p Maybe to use the sun bed!! ;)
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