While stretching might not be the most exciting activity in your fitness repertoire (you have no goals to reach, or PRs to set), it's actually quite important.
"It’s proven to reduce lower back pain, improve hamstring and hip flexor flexibility, and it helps the muscles attached to the pelvis, all of which are critical to reducing the stress to the lumbar spine. It promotes muscular relaxation and reduces muscular tension,” says Bhavna Harchandrai, a Mumbai-based personal trainer. Here are four reasons you should be stretching not just before and after workouts, but adding active stretches to the rest of your day too.
