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Get in swim on Relaxation Island?

Swimming Stretching Routine for happy bodies on Relaxation Island

A swimming stretching routine is a critical part of any swim training program and practicing these stretches on Relaxation Island will help your body and spirit soar whether you are swimming or not.

It helps athleticism, increases flexibility and guards against the risk of injury.

With patience and persistence, swimming one of the best ways to increase cardiovascular endurance, strength and flexibility and decrease pain. A regular stretching routine helps prepare your body to perform well when you swim .
Swimming activates about every muscle in the body, with particular emphasis on the core muscles, and the muscles of the arms, shoulders and upper back. In freestyle swimming, the main muscles used are the large muscles of the thigh, and the chest and shoulder muscles. In the butterfly stroke, you use the abdominal, the lower back and the shoulder muscles. In breaststroke, the glutes, thighs and chest muscles are used. While in backstroke, you stretch the leg, chest and tricep muscles. Take your time and build up slowly.

Do you know how happy your muscles will be if you have an effective swimming stretching routine as part of your swim training is crucial, as it goes a long way in improving your overall performance. Here are some of the ways your body and mind will smile:

increase your body’s flexibility so that you get maximum muscle contraction. It also helps to improve your overall performance.
As the length of the muscle increases, leading to reduced muscle tension and increased range of motion. Due to the increased range, so you will be able to move your limbs more freely while swimming.

A regular pre-swimming stretching routine can help prevent injuries like:
º Rotator cuff tendonitis
º Knee tendonitis
º Musculotendinous overuse injuries to your shoulders and elbow.

Doing even the most basic swimming stretching routine will decrease your uptightness, build your calmness and confidence while creating a big smile in your heart as seen through your eyes.

Caution: Improperly done stretches can over time cause permanent damage to ligaments and joint.

When performing the stretching routine below, be sure to warm up first and if any of the exercises cause pain or severe discomfort, stop immediately. Review the rules for safe stretching For a wealth of these stretching routines click here.

Thanks to YouTube,com , Brad Walker and the Injuryfix Institute

Rainbows to melt your troubles

Come bring your kids and check out these gorgeous rainbows.

Simply breathe in these beautiful colors see your dreams coming true.

Time to go traveling on the rainbows and music of Relaxation Island©!

Thanks to YouTube and Israel Iz Kamakawiwo’Ole: Somewhere Over the Rainbow Hawaiian style.

Loosen up those hips for success

Stretch your hips before hiking around Relaxation Island © or before sports activity, speaking, and teaching teaching :

Before you go walking or hiking around Relaxation Island© doing these stretches to relax, create more flexibility and improve range of motion. It will decrease our chance of injury form exercising cold tight muscles in your hips, pelvic floor, legs and back.

Hip stretches are important for the flexibility and range of motion of the hip and lower back muscles. Good hip flexibility allows for the unrestricted and pain free movement of the hip and legs.

Sports that benefit from the hip stretches include:

Cycling; Hiking, Backpacking, Mountaineering and Orienteering;

Ice hockey and Field hockey; Ice Skating, Roller Skating and Inline Skating; Martial Arts; Rowing, Canoeing and Kayaking; Running, Track and Cross Country;

Running sports like Football, Soccer, Gridiron and Rugby; Snow Skiing and Water Skiing; Walking and Race Walking.

Executives and managers and service workers benefit from stretch and opening your hips because it these exercises open up the pelvic floor and stabilize weak muscles of the legs and back to allow you to have a more balanced confident perspective on how to work and speak from your heart.

For free stretching videos click here:

If your health is compromised, please check with your health practitioner before doing any new exercise program.

Resource

Thanks to Brad Walker and Injury Fix for this great way to improve your flexibility, reduce your stress, pain and overwhelm.

Wash away tiredness on RI

Lay down on Relaxation Island © today and let the sound of the ocean waves wash away your tiredness and that fried out feeling.

Let Mother Nature’s sounds embrace you and rebuild your energy. Refresh and take a short mini vacation.

Each time you take time to listen, unwind and allow your breathing, and your body’s systems can unload the pent-up stress and build better health and energy.

Resource

Thank you Youtube.com and Acerting Art

Warning

Do not listen to this while you are using machinery or driving a car.

Smile time on R I

I love dogs and their antics . The love they share so freely with us is unconditional.

They are here to help and help us smile through the stressful times.

When we smile our brain releases endorphins -feel good hormones. Endorphins are the body’s way to get a natural high and relax.

So take a few minutes today to share a smile from Relaxation Island© with yourself and maybe with someone you don’t even know. You can even send a smile to someone far away by simply visualize them and send them a smile and hug.

Thank you for helping create more smiles between people on our earth.

Namaste

Mary