5 Stretches For Weight Loss: Stretch Your Way Into Shape

Can stretching help you lose weight? It would be impossible for you to believe that flexibility exercises may help you to burn some extra pounds quick and fast.

Stretching is an important part of the training regime for various boxers. These kinds of flexibility exercises warm-up the muscles to prepare them for the upcoming rock-hard training. These stretches also boost the blood supply to your entire body muscles.

You can perform flexibility exercises before every workout to prevent injuries like muscle soreness and tearing. If you are new to these boxing stretches, you must first learn how to perform a safe stretch.

A fitness accessory known as leg stretcher is frequently used by the fighters to practice flexibility moves. Leg stretcher allows you to practice flexibility in under safe and controlled conditions.

Once you are good at boxing stretches, you are ready to perform our flexibility exercise bundle to burn some calories.

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Stretches For Weight Loss

We have compiled a list of 5 super stretches that you can repeat before a workout for weight loss.

Stretch#1: Twisting Crunch

Put your lower legs on a bench and lie on the on your mat on the back.
Now place the hands on the back of your head/neck.
Raise the upper torso from the mat to one side by flexing and twisting the waist.
Keep on returning until the back of your shoulders are touching the mat.
Alternate the twist and repeat the same procedure with opposite side.
When you will keep the leg elevated, your pelvis would be tilting back. Your lower back will be touching the mat.
For those with neck issues, keep the neck in neutral position.
It is good practice to maintain the space between the sternum and chin.

Stretch#2: Cobra

Stretch the arms at sides and lie down on the mat/floor with your stomach facing it.
While keeping the pelvis on the floor, lift the torso upwards.
Hold the position for about 15-30 seconds.
If this is difficult for your back, do keep your forearms on the floor as a support.
To make it easy, you can also bend your arms a little.

Stretch#3: Lying Knee Twist

Lie down such that your back is touching the floor.
Stretch out your arms to the sides.
Slowly bend the knees slightly and then lift up the legs.
Now keep on lowering the legs to one side until a side of your thigh touches the floor.
Now do the same raising and lowering practice of legs to the other side.

Stretch#4: Seated Side Straddle Stretch

With a wide straddle position of your legs, sit down on the floor.
Align the head with your spine and adjust the legs accordingly.
Slightly bend your elbows.
Now extend the arms to sides such that your forearms are in a vertical position to the floor.
Now tighten the abdominal muscles. Simultaneously, pull the shoulders down to your back.
Now bend on one side while bringing down the lower elbow to the hip, thigh, or floor (depends on your range).
Do not bend forward or rotate your trunk.
You will the stretch in the back and trunk side.
Continue your bending motion until you are feeling the tension in a stretch.
Hold the stretch for about 15-30 seconds.
Now return to the starting position slowly.
Repeat the whole stretch two to four times.
Now do the same with your opposite side.