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ACTIVE
ISOLATED STRETCHING:
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The
Key to Living Without Pain and Regaining Your Flexibility
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One
Of the Best Kept Secrets for Youth And Vitality!
What
Is Active Isolated Stretching?
As
we age, our muscles become increasingly less flexible.
This can cause pain and dysfunction.
Active
Isolated Stretching (AIS) is a specific method of stretching
and lengthening muscles, fascia, and connective tissue.It
is used to improve flexibility and enhance athletic performance.
The basic premise of AIS is to increase the ability to
move a joint through full range of motion without discomfort
or pain often accompanied by regular stretching.
The
effectiveness in alleviating pain, and recovery from surgery
make AIS an effective treatment modality. It is used successfully
with spinal cord injuries, severe spasticity, osteoperosis,
scoliosis, arthritis, and many other (orthopedic, neurological
and sports related) chronic conditions that are difficult
to solve.
AIS
Used by Many Professionals
Doctors,
therapists, personal trainers, and athletes use AIS to
increase the body’s potential to heal and increase
performance. It is (also) endorsed by the National Institute
of Health (NIH).
AIS
Involves:
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Isolating a muscle group rather than stretching
multiple muscles and diluting the emphasis on the
primary target
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Holding each stretch for 2 seconds then releasing
the contraction to prevent muscles from tightening
further
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Completing about 10 repetitions to the stretch movement,
progressively releasing tension and lengthening
in a gradual manner
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Is
AIS Better Than Regular Stretching? What’s The Difference?
We
all know how stretching is good for us, but what is the
proper way to stretch? Should you hold a stretch for at
least 30 seconds or bounce up and down to get a good stretch?
The answer to both is a resounding NO, as most of today’s
research is saying that this form of stretching can actually
lead to injury.
Active
Isolated Stretching is a vast improvement over most stretching
programs. It relaxes and warms muscles as they stretch,
as opposed to stretching cold and tense muscles using
many techniques.
Insurance
receipts available.
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