Yoga is perhaps the most widely used form of active stretching. Yoga can be a difficult exercise to master but even the novice can appreciate the immediate benefits of this exercise. Yoga has been practiced for thousands of years and is still practiced worldwide by a large population. It deserves its place in an exercise routine. Yoga is especially useful because anyone, at any level of flexibility, can manipulate the tension in their program for maximum results.
Stretching programs are great for on-the-go as well. This can be done at the desk, or in the airport, with great ease. It requires at most a mat, at the least a rolled-up tee shirt. Incorporating stretching routines also give an advantage of having an exercise that can be done in between resistance training and cardio days for maximum recovery. Not all exercise has to be in the gym. Stretching can be done outside to take in the full human experience.
Along with Yoga, martial arts movements will be added for the power portion of the flexibility training. Everyone has a different stretching program, even those who follow the Yoga path will ultimately find their specific method. Here the power that stretching can add to life will be the goal. This is no ordinary stretching program. Learn to master the body. The results bleed into every aspect of life.
