[photo credit: Wendy Wild]

I am no stranger to beating myself up.  It started when I was 3 and in gymnastics, continuing for years... on to figure skating and falling hard on the ice.  Ninjutsu... you can imagine the roughness of that art/sport.

The thing is... I've ALWAYS rushed through stretching. 

One of my trapeze coaches, Bobby stresses the importance of stretching and explains how stretching and warming up are NOT the same thing at all. 

Gym buffs... would you consider yourself a stretching slacker?  How long do you take to stretch and warm up the body before any heavy lifting or activity? 

Feel free to comment below!

(As I take 2 more Advil for my achy back.  I think I learned my lesson, lol!)