Dynamic stretching before sport has two functions: to increase your range of motion to what is necessary for your sport and to wake up the relevant muscles. Sports physio Maryke demonstrates how far to move with this type of stretching, using warming up for running as an example.

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📚Chapters:
00:00:00 Introduction
00:01:03 Increasing your range of motion and waking up your muscles
00:02:15 Demo stretches for running
00:06:58 How we can help

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