Today's Fitness Tip

I liked that you time your stretching to two songs worth.  I already listen to cd's while I'm on the treadmill, so that is a very easy way for me to measure time for stretching.  Do you have any resources on what type of stretches I should do before and after my workout (pictures might help me).  I admit that I am doing no stretching right now.  When I finish my workout I have spaghetti legs and just want to sit down.  I take about 5min to record the information off my heart monitor and then I get up, active and moving again.  Thanks for your help Jill!

After my warm up, I put on Buckcherry's I'm Sorry and do the following stretches (does not matter what activity I am doing, i pretty much do all of these): Standing Chest Stretch  http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=53 Standing Shoulder Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=54 Standing Tricep Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=55 Standing Modified Hamstring Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=280 Standing Quad Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=60 Calf Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=57 After my workout, I've beat my body up pretty badly and need the extra stretches to get it back.  I do: Standing Chest Stretch  http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=53 Standing Shoulder Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=54 Standing Tricep Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=55 Standing Modified Hamstring Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=280 Standing Quad Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=60 Calf Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=57 Glute and Outer Thigh Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=61  OR Lying Hip & Glute Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=293 Lying Hamstring Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=294 Seated Butterfly http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=58 Seated Advanced Hurdler Stretch http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=298 Upward Dog http://sparkpeople.com/resource/exercises.asp?exercise=304 Check out Sparkpeople - there are many more there that I do not do that might be helpful to you.