Assisted passive stretching your stretching routine I'll assist you so that you are able to relax your body in the position. Whatever surface they are stretching you on, you allow the weight of gravity to release your muscles, as I'll hold or assist you in each stretch. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF/MET), Active Isolated Stretching, Stretch Therapy, Dynamic Body Stretching, Fascial Stretch Therapy and Thai Yoga Therapy.
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FOUR DIFFERENT TYPES OF STRETCHING
Active Stretching
This technique adopts and holds a pose while exclusively utilizing the muscles within the group that’s being targeted. For instance, flexing the ankle back and forth involves the use of the calf muscles as they hold the toes in a pointed position and as the toes are being raised toward the shin. The muscles are performing opposing functions as one is being lengthened, and the other one is being contracted.
Passive Stretching
This type of stretching is excellent for enhancing your balance, as well as your flexibility by holding a position or a pose with gravity or by hand. As a specific force is reaching the outer limits of your range of motion, the target muscle is being lengthened. For example, hamstring stretches involve bending at your waist to touch your toes and holding that pose for over 30 seconds before you do a deeper stretch.
Dynamic Stretching
These are lively stretches that rely on momentum to flow through repeated movements. An example is doing a hamstring stretch where your leg is swung upward in a kick through its range of motion. With each pass, a gradual progression in height is being reached.
PNF Stretching
This refers to a set of techniques that involve table stretching and the help of a certified stretch therapist. PNF stretching promotes the restoration of a weakened or injured muscle as resistance is provided while keeping everything in place. As the contraction is released, the stretch pose is being held in place for about 20 to 30 seconds and another 30 to 40 seconds for the muscles to relax completely.
As a bonus
I might add Thai Yoga Therapy that is a great mix of stretch and massage. Thai Yoga Massage (Nuad Bo-rarn) – Originated in Thailand in the second millennia BC, Thai Yoga Massage is a form of bodywork that combines dynamic assisted stretching influenced by Yoga, and physical pressure along energy lines influenced by Chinese acupuncture and Ayurveda.