Stretching and Muscle Fascia

By Brad | January 11, 2011

To get the ball rolling for 2011, I’ve got a brand new article on muscle fascia and how it affects your flexibility and the way you stretch. Plus, the article also includes a 5 minute video that explains what occurs when your muscle fascia starts to bind together due to a lack of movement and stretching. If nothing else, make sure you watch the video.

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Circuit Training, Plyometrics and Core Stability

By Brad | November 16, 2010

Here are the last 3 articles in our strength training series. I hope you enjoy them…
 
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Strength Training for Injury Prevention

By Brad | November 2, 2010

I often get asked for information and articles on strength training, and normally I leave that to the Strength & Conditioning experts. But I got to thinking….

While there’s plenty of information on the net about strength training to get bigger muscles, or to jump higher, or to run faster; there’s very little information about how to use strength training to prevent injury. So I thought…. Let’s do a series on Strength Training for Injury Prevention.

I’ve put together 6 articles on various strength training topics, like: cross training; interval training; circuit training; plyometrics, and more. Here’s the first 3 below….

I’ll have the next 3 ready for you in a week or two. Until then; stay healthy, keep stretching and God bless.

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New & Improved Customer Support

By Brad | October 26, 2010

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As a business owner, customer service is one of my top priorities, and as The Stretching Institute continues to grow, it’s an area of the business that we have struggled to keep on top of.
 
The Stretching Institute website is now receiving nearly 4 million unique visitors a year. That’s over 10,000 visitors a day. And trying to reply to all the inquiries via email is getting harder and harder.
 
On top of all this, a small portion of the email we send isn’t being delivered. Typically, we will reply to an inquiry and a few days later the person will email us to say that they haven’t heard from us. To which we will reply again, only to get an abusive email a few days later saying that we are ignoring them.
 
To help manage all the inquiries, and provide the customer support that you deserve, we’ve set up a new help desk support system, where you’ll be able to search our online library for answers to common questions and you’ll also be able to Submit a Ticket to get the help or answer you need.
 
And the best thing is that it doesn’t rely on you receiving an email to get an answer. When you submit your inquiry you’ll get a ticket number that you can use to track the progress of your inquiry. You’ll still get an email from us to let you know when we’ve answered your inquiry, but even if you don’t get the email you can log in with your ticket number at any time to see the progress of your inquiry.
 
If you do have a question for us, or you need to get in contact with us, please…..
Submit a Ticket via the help desk
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Stretching and Flexibility Defined

By Brad | October 19, 2010

Unfortunately, I still hear arguments and debates about stretching that cause a lot of confusion and a great deal of misconceptions.

And part of the confusion comes from the fact, that as an industry, the terms used in stretching and flexibility training have not been clearly defined.

So, this week’s article is more of a glossary of terms or a dictionary of common terms used in stretching and flexibility training. I hope you enjoy it….
Stretching and Flexibility Defined

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Lower Body Stretching Videos

By Brad | September 14, 2010

Lower body stretching videosHere are the rest of our new stretching videos. Listed below are the videos for all the lower body stretches.

If you missed any of the videos from last week, or you just want to see them again, you can view all the videos on our website, or watch them on our YouTube channel.

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New Stretching Videos

By Brad | September 7, 2010

We just released a series of stretching videos that you can view on our website. There are more than 40 videos for every major muscle group. Plus we’ve also included information on which sports benefit most from the stretches, and the anatomical muscle names involved in each stretch.
 
New stretching videosHere’s a list of the new stretching videos for the upper body. And next week I’ll let you know where you can view the lower body ones…
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Are you stretching properly?

By Brad | August 17, 2010

Stretching and flexibility training are key components to a well-rounded fitness program. Good flexibility helps to prevent injury, improve performance, and keep you feeling loose and supple.
 
In this week’s free 20 minute audio you’ll get safe stretching tips and guidelines to help you get the most out of your time spent stretching.
 
Click on the link below and learn these safe stretching tips to make sure you stretch right and avoid injury.
Listen to the Safe Stretching Guidelines Audio
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Free MP3 Audio – Warm up Stretching Tips

By Brad | August 3, 2010

This week we’ve got another free audio presentation called, Warm up Stretching Tips. It includes some of the most common myths and misconceptions about how to use stretching in the warm up, plus the latest stretching research.
 
Click on the link below to listen to this week’s MP3 Audio presentation: Warm up Stretching Tips. You can also download the MP3 to your iPod or MP3 player….
Listen to the Warm up Stretching Tips Audio
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Free MP3 Audio – Best Stretches

By Brad | July 27, 2010

This week I’ve got something a little a different for you. It’s a free audio presentation called, Best Stretch, Better Stretch. You’ll learn how to decide whether a stretch is safe or unsafe for you. Plus, you’ll also learn how to choose the best stretches for your specific requirements.
 
It was originally recorded as part of the FitCom Xpo event that I spoke at a while back. Click on the link below to listen to this week’s MP3 Audio presentation; Best Stretch, Better Stretch. You can also download the MP3 to your iPod or MP3 player….
Listen to the Best Stretch, Better Stretch Audio
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