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Archive by tag 'stretching'

Five Things to Make Running Easier (Part I)

By John Ball, DC On February 17, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In General

1. Stop Stretching
It seems like all the time you’ll hear a coach or a sportscaster say how a great athlete does “all the little things to be successful.”

Here’s a little tip to make that list of little things smaller.

Stop stretching—it’s probably messing you up.

As an athlete you [...]

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A quick note about stretching.

By John Ball, DC On January 31, 2010 · Leave a Comment · In General

I’ve been taking a bit of a beating lately.

I’ve been telling people to stop stretching. Arbitrarily stretching that is.

People don’t like to give up beliefs. Even in the face of logic and to a large degree science.

For a long time now, the dirty little secret about stretching has been that it [...]

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