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Maintain flexibility to avoid injury both in exercise and old age

LARGO – Stretching and flexibility is important when you work out but is also critical to maintain functionality throughout your life. Flexibility can prevent injuries while exercising, but also, if older people maintain flexibility, it can prevent them from serious injuries during falls. It can also help maintain their range of motion and maintain independence for much longer.

Certified fitness trainer, Julia Zammito, owner of Total Body Results, will show your viewers some easy stretches they can do to help maintain their critical flexibility and give them tips to a longer, safer life. The following are a few stretches people can do each day:

• Cobra – Lie face down, keeping your hands by your shoulders as if you are doing a pushup. Point your feet directly down, with the tops of your feet flat against the ground to help lengthen your spine. Slowly push your torso up into the air as far as is comfortable or until your hips begin to come off of the floor. Look straight up into the air and breathe. Hold this pose for at least 30-40 seconds.

• Child’s pose – This is a perfect stretch for people ith a tight lower back. Sit on the floor with your knees bent and your buttocks on your heels. Walk your hands out in front of you, lowering your torso so your stomach rests on your thighs. Extend your arms out in front of you as much as possible. Lower your head and breathe. Hold for at least 30-40 seconds.

• Seated piriformis stretch – Sit on the floor with a foot placed on the lateral aspect of the opposite side knee. (Bend one knee and cross the other leg over the bent leg.) Take the arm opposite of the leg crossed over the planted leg and place your upper arm on the crossed leg’s thigh and pull into a body twist. A comfortable stretch should be felt in the buttocks area of the bent leg. Repeat on the opposite side. Hold for at least 30-40 seconds.

• Kneeling quad stretch – Kneel on the floor on one foot and one knee. Tuck the buttocks under and push the hips forward. You will feel the stretch in your quad. Hold for at least 30-40 seconds. Repeat on the opposite side.

• Kneeling hip flexor stretch – In the same position as the kneeling quad stretch, position the foot beyond the forward knee and place your hands on that knee. Straighten the hip of your rear leg by pushing the hips forward. Hold for at least 30-40 seconds. Repeat on the other leg.

Zammito is available for interviews on flexibility, exercise, and nutrition. She has helped more than 10,000 Tampa Bay residents get into shape and change their life through fitness boot camps and nutrition education.

Zammito, certified personal trainer & national fitness & figure champion, is the owner of Total Body Results and runs eleven fitness boot camps a week. She is a real-world fat loss expert and is experienced in providing dynamic, quick workout and nutrition demonstrations for TV audiences. She is a repeat guest on Daytime and has been featured in Tampa Bay Newspapers. Call (727) 709-3854, e-mail info@totalbodyresults.com or visit www.totalbodyresults.com.

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