Without regular stretching, our body can lose up to 30% of it’s range-of-motion with age. And if we’re not stretching on a regular basis – inflexibility can make it hard to move around. Fortunately, regular stretching can offset the normal decline of flexibility with age…

Here’s a Lower Body Stretch Routine to increase flexibility in the lower back, hips, knees, and ankles for improved lower-body mobility.

TIP: Later in the book, I’ll give you a link to download the “Mobility Workout Calendar” that combines all of these mobility-enhancing exercises into one easy-to-follow program… For now, you can quickly skim over the exercises to become familiar – and refer back to them on the Mobility Workout Calendar whenever you please.

To find more stretches to improve flexibility, visit http://www.eldergym.com/elderly-flexibility.html for more mobility improving stretches.

Getting into the habit of regular-daily stretching can be hard; but once you start to see the benefits in your mobility, it can become an enjoyable and relaxing ritual to start your day.

I personally like to stretch is in the mornings because it helps relieve stiffness from the night’s rest; and it gives me time to relax and reflect before my day starts, which improves my mood throughout the day.

Just 10-15 minutes of daily stretching can significantly improve flexibility overtime. But if you’re new to stretching, start slowly…

We recommend stretching 2-3 days/week; and overtime you can work up to 4-5 days/week for faster results. But work up slowly to prevent injury. Injury can cause mobility loss, and it’s important to warm up before exercising. Here are some quick tips for safe stretching…

Guidelines For Safe Stretching

1. Warm up before stretching (easy walking, stepping, rising on toes, etc.)
2. Don’t bounce while stretching (it could cause injury)
3. Stretch slowly and gently (Stretching should NEVER be painful)
4. Maintain regular breathing (In through the nose, out through the mouth)
5. Don’t bend knees over 90 degrees (dropping your buttock below knee level)

If haven’t stretched in awhile, that’s ok; most people don’t stretch on a regular basis. But if you want to improve your mobility in 60 days – improving flexibility will be key to your success. To get you started, here’s some upper and lower-body stretches you can do at home to improve flexibility and relieve stiffness. (And it only takes 10 minutes!)

Have you felt stiff lately? It’s quite common with age as I’ve come to notice… 

If you haven’t stretched in awhile – inflexibility can significantly limit your mobility! With age, our muscles and joints naturally lose the elasticity; and if we’re not stretching on a regular basis, inflexibility can significantly limit our mobility.

Inflexibility can cause stiffness and make it painful to move around; as a result, most people instinctually limit activity to avoid the pain with inflexibility… But as I mentioned earlier, limiting activity is the worst thing you can do for your mobility.

Because if “you don’t use it, you lose it.”

Inactivity tightens muscles, stiffens joints, and reduces range-of-motion – which significantly limits our ability to move around. But fortunately, no matter your age – you can improve flexibility with regular stretching…

Just 10-15 minutes of regular stretching can…

• Improve flexibility and range-of-motion
• Relieve pain from stiffness
• Lower heart rate
• Reduce stress levels that make you age faster
• Improve posture

In this section, I’m going to show you some simple stretches you can do at home to increase flexibility in your muscles and joints for improved mobility.

Note: You can use this 15-Minute Stretch Routine to warm-up before starting your “Mobility Workout.”