RIO Fitness Chicago® Exercise & Nutrition Blog

RIO Fitness Chicago® Tip:

Do you stretch after you exercise/do physical labor? If you want to see quicker results & prevent injury, STATIC STRETCHING is ESSENTIAL after exercise. Static stretching after exercise helps to: 1) Reduce the buildup of lactic acid in our muscles. The more that acid builds up, the more sore we'll feel & the slower our muscles recover & grow new muscle tissue = slower results. 2) Elongate the muscle = better blood flow through the muscle = better protein absorption into the muscle = growing new lean muscle tissue = seeing results faster. For a list of every muscle group and how to stretch them properly after exercise visit www.exrx.net.