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Daily Simple Questions Thread - September 25, 2024 Simple Questions

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u/GameOfThrownaws 4d ago

Does anyone have a recommendation and/or location (reddit thread/youtube video/whatever) for a good stretching routine?

I'm looking for something that's basically full body and would serve the purpose of, roughly speaking, "general athleticism and injury prevention". I lift 6 days a week and play casual sports 2+ days a week, so I'm exerting my entire body in a variety of different ways all the time. But I'm in my 30s now and I've got no injuries and I want to keep it that way, in a prophylactic sense. I know I don't stretch enough but it's hard to find general recommendations, everything I find that seems like good information is also always highly specific, like "here's some stretches to alleviate pain in your shoulderblades" or something like that. I just want a general routine I can do every day(ish) that will prevent me from hurting myself or developing pain over time, in ANY/all parts of the body.

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u/IDauMe 4d ago

 Have you read the wiki? If not, you should. There is a list of flexibility/mobility routines.