High5yourfitness

Water, the SECOND important ingredient of your existence. Hey, do you know which is the FIRST? Please leave a comment if you do and I will compliment you with the best words I have:). ok...let's see, WATER, according to ( www.dictinary.com ) is : - a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, H 2 O, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C, that in a more or less impure state constitutes rain, oceans, lakes, rivers, etc.: it contains 11.188 percent hydrogen and 88.812 percent oxygen, by weight. We're done with chemistry and let's understand why is so important?!? 1. You are an average of 80% water, your blood, your brain, your muscles etc. 2. Dehydration leads to muscles fatigue, memory loss, organs function failure, etc. 3. Helps your body to cool down. 4. Helps in digestion, moving the bowel and eliminates the toxins. and so on, there are many other reas

Stretching is important for flexibility, range of motion and injury prevention.   You know, when you experience pain in your knee joints and the doctor is telling you :" don't do squats!", well that doctor is not giving a solution but gives you painkillers and delaying to resolve the problem. Instead of that, he could easily tell you to buy a foam roller and roll your legs and of course stretch yourself in a proper way or maybe just join some flow yoga class or just hot yoga, is still good for you.   Why we need stretching: 1. Reduce risk of injuries. If your muscles are too tight, you first feel uncomfortable and second can lead to injuries. 2. Increasing flexibility reduce resistance on your muscles during different activities. 3. Helps release post workout pain. 4. Is part of your workout.   When you stretching, the muscle fiber is pulled out to its full length and then the connective tissue takes up the re