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Body Over Mind – A Guest Episode from The Solo Collective

Freedom Matters

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Is There a Link Between Stretching and Inflammation?

The act of stretching is known as pandiculation. It's like an almost unconscious drive to wake up your muscles and prepare it for movement. When animals are stretched, they heal a lot faster when they've been stretched. Stretching tells the body that it's okay to turn this inflammation reaction off - which makes healing happen more efficiently.

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