Get the latest Flash player
Transcripts
Margie Weiss: My name is Margie Weiss; I have been in the fitness industry for about 38 years. I have been a National Champion in Gymnastics, I have owned my own gyms and I have been an Aerobics Director, the Group Fitness Director for number of gyms. I am also a Personal Trainer. I train a lot of young athletes and I have noticed that the one thing that they tend not to do which they should is stretch. There are three forms of fitness; Cardio, Strength and Flexibility. Its one-third of the fitness components, and it needs to be done everyday no matter whether you are aged two or 90, whether you are an international level athlete or the general public, you still need to stretch. The main reason for that is injury prevention.
It also helps to increase your range of motions so that if you want to get stronger you also need to become more flexible. So, without further due we are going to start on basic stretching.
Expert: Margie Weiss
Margie Weiss has been in the fitness industry all of her life, having been a national gymnast as a child, and mother/trainer to three international athletes. Owner-coach of MG Gymnastics, her team produced international stars for 15 years. Former owner of 2 Gold's Gym franchises, Margie is also a certified personal trainer, specializing in youth sports conditioning. She has trained international athletes, More »
About This Video
In this video series, "Basic Stretches," group-x director/ personal trainer, Margie Weiss, describes a variety of safe and effective stretches for the major body areas people need to work. Complete with safety More »
This expert:21214 views
This video series: 2255 views
This video segment: 366 views
Tags: Stretching, Warm up, Stretch
Comments: 0 (Read Comments) (Add)
Delicious 
Digg
Reddit
Facebook
Stumbleupon
Other Videos
-
-
In this video, general dentist Dr. Isabel Kelly emphasizes the importance of good More »
-
How to perform the ab crunch. A simple and very effective exercise for your More »
-
This video will show how to use free weights to do the alternating bicep curl.
-
In this video Dr. Ann Kellams discuss the many issues surrounding how to properly More »
-
This video series will show you how to quit smoking. Eletta Hansen, RN and Certified More »
View Comments (Add Comment)