Learn more about health with this collection
How to set boundaries to protect your energy
How to cultivate positive energy
Why rest and recovery are important
Make the most of stretching
- A little bit everyday is better than a big effort once in a while.
- It’s easy to overdo it. Make sure you don’t always stretch the same parts of your body.
- Stick to simple, evidence-based exercises. If you feel pain, discuss it with a doctor.
146
901 reads
MORE IDEAS ON THIS
Stretching exercises: the 3 main types of techniques
- Dynamic stretching. Active movements that help your muscles and ligaments stretch by actively tightening your muscles and moving your joints through their full range of motion.
- Static stretching. Passive maintenance of a muscle in a position to the ...
152
675 reads
The benefits of starting a stretching routine
- Stress relief. Our muscles can tighten up in response to physical and emotional stress. Stretching can help relax tight muscles so we feel more relaxed ourselves.
- Increased flexibility. Most researchers agree that 10 to 20 seconds of stretching is e...
169
1.01K reads
Creating a stretching routine
Aim for 5 to 15 minutes of stretching per day. And if you want to make the most of your stretching routine, it is useful to study the basics.
You're not going to be perfectly flexible after one or two sessions. It takes weeks to months to get flexible, and you’ll have to ma...
146
790 reads
CURATED FROM
IDEAS CURATED BY
Related collections
Other curated ideas on this topic:
The 2 ways you can approach your habits: Progressive and Consistent
- Progressive. You start off easy, make it a little bit harder each time, until you eventually do very difficult things, with a lot less effort.
- Consistent. Do the same thing, with the same expectations, each time. You don’t aim for growth, but maintaining the same, s...
Types of people
Category 1: Losers
People who always see negative in everything and put in the least amount of effort or no effort at all. They are least bothered about what is happening around them. They will only crib and complain about how the world is. They will say someth...
7 Things You Need To Understand About Anxiety And Depression
No, we are not over yet. After discussing the topic with my friend’s Dad (he is a doctor), I’ve made a list of things you need to understand and avoid anxiety attacks (hard to breathe moments).
- Think of your anxiety as a biological problem, rather than thinking there is something wron...
Read & Learn
20x Faster
without
deepstash
with
deepstash
with
deepstash
Personalized microlearning
—
100+ Learning Journeys
—
Access to 200,000+ ideas
—
Access to the mobile app
—
Unlimited idea saving
—
—
Unlimited history
—
—
Unlimited listening to ideas
—
—
Downloading & offline access
—
—
Supercharge your mind with one idea per day
Enter your email and spend 1 minute every day to learn something new.
I agree to receive email updates