Flexibility Program
Flexibility is often downplayed as unimportant to fitness. However, flexibility training is imperative to maintain full range of motion (ROM) of joints, particularly in individuals with type 2 diabetes, who may experience limited joint mobility due to glycation of joint structures. Conflicts such as “frozen shoulder” are common complaints in type 2 diabetes. Flexibility workouts should be performed at to points in the workout, after a warm up and after the cool down. Dynamic Stretching is done after the warm up to prepare the body for exercise and reduce the likelihood of injury. General/Static stretching is performed after the cool down to promote active recovery and increase the joints range of motion. If you are partaking in any of these programs please ensure that you follow our guides for flexibility; which include dynamic stretching before any workout and general or static stretching after any resistance or aerobic training. Dynamic stretching is defined as a form of stretching that is beneficial for physical activity and utilizes momentum from form static-active stretching strength and the momentum from static active stretching strength in an effort to propel the muscle into an extended range of motion (ensuring that they are not exceeding one’s static-passive stretching ability). General and Static stretching is defined as stretching the muscles while the body is at rest. It is composed of various techniques that gradually lengthen the muscle to an elongated position and then holding that position from 30 seconds up to two minutes.
