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Spending 15 minutes stretching at the end of your workout is an often neglected, but vital part of your training. Stretching before a workout, a tradition in endurance sports, is no longer considered the best option for improving flexibility and preventing injury. Instead, a gradual warm-up is the best way to prepare your muscles for the effort of your training session.
Stretching at the end of a workout, however, is important enough that it should be considered part of the workout and not something to get done if you happen to have the time. Post-workout stretching, when your muscles are still warm and elastic, aids in recovery and gently elongates the muscle fibers so you are looser for your next workout and less prone to injury. Your stretching session is also the perfect time to start refueling your muscles for your next training day. Drinking POWERBAR® Beverage System Recovery Drink will help restore fluids, replace the glycogen you burned during your workout, and aid in muscle repair.
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