Stretches, Crunches and Squats

Self love Stretches, crunches squats Exercises are brought to us to ensure we are well prepared to take on the weekend.

It’s been a week of horrendous traffic, a lot of trekking plus sedentary jobs for many people and the weekend and mid-month are upon us.

Let’s pack target analysis for a bit and focus on our physical fitness. The muscles and joints need tuning.

Dr Celestine recommends these do-it-yourself workout programmes to keep us alive.

Stretches:

1. Decrease muscle stiffness and increases range of motion.
2. …May reduce your risk of injury. …
3. Help relieve post-exercise aches and pains. …
4. Improve posture. …
5. Help reduce or manage stress. …
6. Reduce muscular tension and enhances muscular relaxation. …
7. Improve mechanical efficiency and overall functional performance. Credit: American Council on Exercise.

Crunches:

Like situps, crunches help you build muscle. But unlike situps, they work only the abdominal muscles.

This intense muscle isolation makes them a popular exercise for people trying to get six-pack abs.

This also makes them ideal for strengthening your core, which includes your lower back muscles and obliques. (credit: Health Line)

It is however,not recommended for people with degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis or low back pain

Coach Lawal with butts down easy squats:

The most obvious benefit of squats is building your leg muscles – quadriceps, hamstrings, and calves.

These drills also create an anabolic environment, which promotes body-wide muscle building, improving muscle mass.

Squats, and all of their variations, are a great exercise for the whole body.

Self love stretches, crunches and squats should ideally form part of daily routine.

Read also:

Leg Stretches and sit-upsAb Crunches, Back Stretches