RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

You have to stretch after exercise! Not only will it make you more flexible & prevent injury, but it is critical to seeing results quickly. Stretching elongates, your muscle which means better blood flow through it. Better blood flow equals better protein absorption, which means better muscle recovery/building; thus the more calories you'll burn all day long on top of what you burn with exercise.

You should stretch after cardio and after weights. After cardio especially stretch your entire lower body (quadriceps, glutes, hips, inner/outer thighs, hamstrings, calves, etc.).
Here's a great site to see every muscle group of the body and corresponding stretches for that group: http://www.exrx.net/Lists/Directory.html