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Web Extras: Stretching — Some Dangerous Stretches

Though still performed by many gyms and in school programs around the country (those that still have school P.E. programs that is, and don't get us started on that lack) the following exercises can actually cause injury in many general exercisers and should be avoided. Remember, no exercise really is one that no one ever should do, but many are ones that general exercisers – that's most of us -- should avoid.


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Though still performed by many gyms and in school programs around the country (those that still have school P.E. programs that is, and don’t get us started on that lack) the following exercises can actually cause injury in many general exercisers and should be avoided. Remember, no exercise really is one that no one ever should do, but many are ones that general exercisers – that’s most of us — should avoid. To read this Web Extra feature, click here.

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