Why Is Stretching Important

Importance of Stretching Stretching is one of the most important things when it comes to any type of exercise. It helps improve flexibility and increases your range of motion, increases blood and nutrient supply to muscles, decreases muscle soreness, and has many other important values. Stretching is important before and after any type of exercise or sport, such as volleyball, basketball, and soccer. Flexibility is important for volleyball players, therefore stretching is important. The most common injuries in volleyball are wrist and ankle injuries. An important upper body exercise would be a rotating wrist stretch. During this stretch, you place one arm straight out in front of you and parallel to the ground, then rotate your wrist down and outwards, and then use your other hand to stretch your hand more upwards. Complete this stretch with both hands for 30 seconds. Wrist stretches are important for volleyball players, because it helps create more flexibility in the wrists that can be important when spiking the ball. Without ankle flexibility, a volleyball player has a greater risk …show more content…
Your arms and shoulders need to be stretched in order to build strength and increase your range of motion. Increasing your arm and shoulder strength can be important when making father shots; it takes more strength to shoot from the three point line than to do a lay-up. One way to stretch your arms and shoulders is to put one arm behind your head, touching the back of your shoulder, and use your other arm to push the bent arm down and stretch. Repeat using other arm and hold each stretch for 30 seconds. Stretching your hamstring is important to help you run, jump and move properly. For this lower body stretch, sit cross legged on the floor and straighten one leg out keeping the other leg bent, then lean forward and feel the stretch. Repeat on the other leg and also hold this stretch for 30 seconds on each