That’s where these amazing stretches come in handy.
Stretching our bodies is important as it lengthens tight and otherwise shorten muscles, allowing us to use them to their fullest capability, without injuring ourselves, says Sara Kova, a Yoga instructor and Teacher in Honolulu Hawaii.
Stretching helps increase blood flow to our tight muscles, improving and lengthening muscles which leads to further improvements in everything from moving better in our daily lives to placing less stress on our joints.
It even boosts physical performance while decreasing the risk of injury.
According to Dr. Michael Clark C.E.O of National Academy of Sports Medicine (NASM) a leading health and fitness Organization responsible for educating and certified personal trainer, stretching is an extremely important technique to prevent injury, warm-up your body before exercise, and cool your body down after exercises.
For those of us looking for overall improvements in health and quality of life, stretching also offers more practical benefits like better sleep, better breathing, more pleasant wake-up, and of course, and better posture.
The bottom line is, aches or tightness in your lower back is a wake-up call from your body needing some quality "lower back stretches"—And this goes out to all the other body parts like hips and inner thigh that need stretches.
To get you properly stretched out and send you on your way to better health, physical performance and better sleep, we asked Sara to come up with a list of the best "stretching exercises" you can easily do at home.