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To stay at their best, athletes, fitness enthusiasts and professionals know that a commitment to preparation and recovery is essential. Perform Better has cutting edge flexibility and stretching products as well as online articles, exercises and videos to help! 

Featured Flexibility & Stretching Articles

Extreme Flexibility

- Donald Chu

There are several Olympic sports that have an extreme flexibility requirement associated with them. Gymnastics, Synchronized swimming, Martial Arts and Rhythmic gymnastics are just a few such activities that require flexibility beyond what most would consider to be the normal range of motion. Extreme flexibility can be defined as requiring a full frontal split between the two legs with the crotch resting comfortably on the ground...

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Static Stretching

- Grey Cook

As a personal trainer, performance specialist, or rehabilitation professional, you may screen or assess someone who has less than optimal range of motion. You may identify that muscle length is a problem and therefore want to improve muscle length. The first order of business is achieving agreement with the client, athlete, or patient. You must make sure that the individual has an appreciation of that which you have discovered...

Is Foam Rolling Good for You?

- Mike Boyle

In the case of the foam roller, I will go so far as to say that pain is good. I frequently tell my athletes that the foam roller is the only violation of our Does It Hurt rule. In a nutshell, my normal reaction to any question as to whether someone should do any exercise is to ask "Does It Hurt"? If the answer is no, then the exercise is generally acceptable. In the case of foam rolling, however, I think we actually need top seek out painful spots. Foam rolling is very counterintuitive...

Knock Softly...Ask Nicely

- Steve Myrland

Unaccountably, I found I allowed the “more-is-better” credo to sail unchallenged in recovery of all things, taking for granted the notion that stretching, foam-roll work, massage, etc. must necessarily be pushed to—and often well past—the point of discomfort. Pain seemed to be the obvious short-cut to gain where restorative measures are concerned. I have come to think differently; to think better...

Learn From The Experts

"All the hard work we put into training should always be matched with what we do to recover. All training and rehab have costs to getting better, and what we choose in recovery can be just as important to get the most out of our gains. Maintaining flexibility is just one form of recovery and quite critical to maintain efficient joint health and motion required for training."


– Charlie Weingroff - DPT, ATC, CSCS

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"When your joints move more freely, you’re able to perform exercises with proper form, which maximizes muscle engagement and reduces the risk of injury. For example, if your hips are restricted, squats and deadlifts may feel awkward and uncomfortable, leading to compensations that can strain your lower back or knees. By addressing mobility limitations beforehand, you’ll set yourself up for success in your strength training endeavors."


– Rocky Snyder – CSCS

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