The health and wellbeing of our bodies is important and stretching is good for the body in many ways. Stretching is a form of physical exercise and keeps the muscles flexible, strong and healthy, as well as helping your posture. Below are a few examples of stretches: Wellbeing Workouts

• STRETCH

Full Leg Stretch We sit down a lot as a nation, working from home can increase how much we do, so for a full leg stretch we recommend the lunge stretch which stretches our hip flexors, quads and glutes.

•  ACHILLES STRETCH

The Achilles tendon is a cord connecting the heel to the calf muscles, to give it a good stretch follow these tips…

• Face a wall and raise the arms so that the palms rest flat against the wall.
• Place one-foot back, keeping the knee straight.
• Then bend the knee of the opposite leg.
• Keeping both heels flat on the floor, push the hips forward until the achilles tendon and calf muscles can be felt stretching.
• Hold for 30 seconds before switching sides, repeat three times on each side.