Stretching Tips: Part 1

Pandiculate

• After an extended period of sitting, stand up and stretch your arms and legs. It reminds your brain that you have limbs as well as relaxing tight muscles. Aim for at least once every hour (if not more).

Move, stretch, twist to release the fascia around the muscles and organs, and possibly, keep the fluids of the immune system circulating. Go gently and carefully, and do not move beyond your normal range of motion; only move until you feel the stretch.

Reference

Williams, C. (2021). Move: How the new science of body movement can set your mind free. Toronto, Ontario, CAN: Hanover Square Press. P. 166