This segment increases flexibility with Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) techniques which may offer a superior mode of stretching because it facilitates muscular inhibition. Perform hold-relax techniques in this segment by pre-stretching a tight muscle for 10 seconds. Following, the stretched muscle is isometrically contracted in a hold position of resistance for six seconds before passively stretched for thirty seconds. Read more about this technique.
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