Top Stretching Exercises You Need To Do Every Day

Stretching before and after exercising is an absolute must for your muscles. It warms up the body to do more vigorous exercises and even if you don’t want to do heavy-duty workouts, it keeps the body lithe and more flexible. Stretching can also be done with various degrees of difficulty but there are some easy stretching routines that you can do every day to keep your body fit and loosen up all that tension.

Downward Dog Stretch

This pose stretches your hamstrings, mid-back muscles, shoulder muscles while making your hip joints more mobile. Stretch as shown in the picture and you can also switch between this pose and planking for a simple workout. Just make sure not to put extra pressure anywhere.

Go Catty

Get on all fours and line up your wrists with shoulders and knees with hips. Now arch your back upwards like cats do and keep scooping your abs inward as you look towards the floor. This adds mobility to your spine and improves overall blood flow.

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The Kiddie Pose

This is the perfect pose to stretch the lower back, mid back and shoulders. After getting on all fours, keep pushing your hips till they rest on your heels. This can be so satisfying to do after a whole day’s work!

But if this is too simple for you and you are trying to become the queen of stretching then take some cues from Malaika Arora who kills it with her stretchy moves on Instagram:

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#malaikasmondaymotivation ...... some super duper stretches on the Cadillac ... @reebokindia #fashionablyfit #getstrong

A post shared by Malaika Arora (@malaikaaroraofficial) onAug 27, 2018 at 12:29am PDT

Go Hug Yourself

Hugging others releases the happy hormones but hugging yourself can also make you fit! Sounds unbelievable? Well, it’s not. Just lie down and tuck your knees to bring them towards your chest. Grab your calves and stretch your neck to make your head meet the knees. Voila! Lower back tension gone.

So whether you want to stretch at office, after a long flight or just want to release all the pent up pressure in your mind, go and extend those muscles to feel the difference! To know what else you can do to stay fit like lower body workouts, upper body workouts and some fitness stories of celebs, keep reading HerZindagi.

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