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Spending a few minutes doing slow, deliberate stretches can help you manage stress more effectively giving you a chance to momentarily shut off outside stressors, and focus, physically and mentally, on your fishing.
A good routine should work each of the major muscle group, and shouldn’t take long. Five to 10 minutes is all you need.
Stretching rules:
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Warm up first: warm muscles, tendons, and ligaments are more flexible and stretch more easily; stretching cold muscles can cause tears. This can be as simple as rotating your arms, squatting slowly and rotating your torso slowly. Make your movements slow and deliberate, this will get the muscles warmed up enough to stretch.
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Stretches should always be gradual and gentle.
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Hold each stretch in a static position for 10 to 20 seconds, allowing the muscle to lengthen slowly.
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Do not bounce; bouncing actually causes muscle fibers to shorten, not lengthen.
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Stretch only to the point of resistance; if the stretch hurts, you’re pushing too hard.
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Don’t rush through the stretching routine; use it to prepare yourself mentally and physically for activity.
Click here to see drawings and explanations of specific stretches.
THE MATERIAL PRESENTED IS NOT INTENDED TO BE A SUBSTITUTE FOR DIRECT AND PERSONAL, PROFESSIONAL MEDICAL CARE AND OPINION. NONE OF THE EXERCISES MENTIONED IN THIS WEB SITE SHOULD BE PERFORMED WITHOUT CLEARANCE FROM YOUR PHYSICIAN.
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