Stretching feels good but why?
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When you stretch, you shear layers of your muscle cells and this makes your body release small amounts of natural opioids! That’s why it feels so good
When you stretch, you shear layers of your muscle cells and this makes your body release small amounts of natural opioids! That’s why it feels so good
If you’re talking stretching near the limits of motion: The body tends to tense up when the muscles are stretched. They don’t want to overstretch so they tense up as a defense mechanism and send pain signals to your brain.
When you stop stretching, homeostasis kicks in and you when the pain and muscle panic are gone you feel more relaxed.
In terms of not stretching near the limit: you have to tense your muscles to stretch while the antagonist muscles have to relax. When you finish stretching, the agonist muscles relax too. So, everything is relaxed.
If you’re talking stretching near the limits of motion: The body tends to tense up when the muscles are stretched. They don’t want to overstretch so they tense up as a defense mechanism and send pain signals to your brain.
When you stop stretching, homeostasis kicks in and you when the pain and muscle panic are gone you feel more relaxed.
In terms of not stretching near the limit: you have to tense your muscles to stretch while the antagonist muscles have to relax. When you finish stretching, the agonist muscles relax too. So, everything is relaxed.
If you’re talking stretching near the limits of motion: The body tends to tense up when the muscles are stretched. They don’t want to overstretch so they tense up as a defense mechanism and send pain signals to your brain.
When you stop stretching, homeostasis kicks in and you when the pain and muscle panic are gone you feel more relaxed.
In terms of not stretching near the limit: you have to tense your muscles to stretch while the antagonist muscles have to relax. When you finish stretching, the agonist muscles relax too. So, everything is relaxed.
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