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Don't Need Much Money is exactly what it sounds like: a site about needing less, so you have more. More time. More freedom. More room to actually live. The idea is simple. The less money you need to survive, the more time you have to thrive. Lower your living costs, live a healthy lifestyle focused on longevity and mobility, stay out of debt, and build a little savings, and you buy yourself something far more valuable than money: time. Time to do what you actually love, spend with people you care about, and put toward things that matter. This site is my own real life running that experiment. Most of what you'll find here are recipes and day-to-day habits. They aren't filler posts, it's intentional. Cooking from scratch, buying smart, wasting less, eating well, and staying healhty, fit, and limber all without spending much are some of the most direct ways I practice this philosophy day to day. This blog doubles as my own recipe box and exercise notes, and I share it b...

10 Key Pre-Activity Stretches

Stretching truly is one of the best ways to prevent injury, especially when getting ready to do a physical activity. There are a few schools of thought on the best pre-activity routines to warm up your body. What I find works for me are a few critical stretches that loosen the major muscles. I also make sure that I ease into the activity doing some warm-ups to activate the muscles and get my heart rate up. The combo of the two has helped me stay injury free in my later years.

Here are the 10 key stretches I do before an activity. I also do these stretches as part of my normal morning routine every Monday and Thursday.

  1. Standing hamstring stretch
  2. Standing hip flexor stretch
  3. Standing quad stretch
  4. Abdomen/oblique side stretch
  5. Forward bend lower back stretch
  6. Chair pose glute stretch
  7. Standing calf stretch
  8. Triceps stretch
  9. Deltoid/shoulder stretch
  10. Self hug to wide arm stretch
https://www.popsugar.com/fitness/photo-gallery/1983373/image/20673116/Standing-Hamstring-Stretch

https://www.tampabaysportsmassage.com/blog/hip-flexor-stretches

https://www.spotebi.com/exercise-guide/quad-stretch/

https://www.spotebi.com/exercise-guide/obliques-stretch/

https://www.verywellfit.com/standing-forward-bend-uttanasana-3567133

https://www.verywellfit.com/one-legged-chair-pose-4107015

https://www.knee-pain-explained.com/calf-stretches.html



https://www.healthywomen.org/content/article/3-stretches-do-bed-de-stress-and-reduce-shoulder-pain

https://workoutlabs.com/exercise-guide/chest-stretch/




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