Incorporating Stretching Into Your Everyday Routine: Q&A With Bobby Flay's Stretching Coach
Harold L. Raschke-Robinson : It's the best way to get the stress out of our muscles. It doesn’t matter if you’ve worked out or not. Stretching is beneficial at all times of the day — it puts energy back into our soul. HLRR : I'd recommend stretching in the morning, at night, and during the course of the day when you feel it's necessary, for about 15 minutes each time if you can. It's great to start the day with a 15-minute stretch. It energizes the body and mind. After a day of work the body has accumulated a lot of stress. Stretching at night will help you sleep better. The goals of stretching are to relieve pain, prevent injury, promote faster recovery and increase blood circulation. Any stretching routine is key to delaying the onset of muscle soreness. HLRR : That’s based on what type of workout you will be doing. I recommend stretching before an intense workout to wake up the muscles for what is to come. Stretching after any type of workout is a must to reduce th...