Leg Stretches for Beginners: 5 Post-Match Exercises
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Leg Stretches for Beginners: 5 Post-Match Exercises

The leg stretches for beginners consists of 5 static stretching exercises to decrease muscle soreness the following day and improve flexibility. The selected exercises target the major muscle groups that are being used while playing tennis and running all over the court. Therefore, you should do them regularly after each match. For more comfort and…

22 Static Stretching Exercises For Tennis Cool Down
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22 Static Stretching Exercises For Tennis Cool Down

Static stretching exercises are mainly being used after the workout or match to reduce muscle soreness the following day. Another aspect to static stretching is that you can improve overall flexibility or range of motion (ROM) at a particular joint. Having functional ROM is desirable for efficient body movement and transfer of energy capabilities. Both is…

Seated Piriformis Stretch
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Seated Piriformis Stretch

The Seated Piriformis Stretch is a static stretching exercise focusing on achieving flexibility improvements of the external hip rotators. Implementing the piriformis stretch into your regular static stretching routine is important. Because the external hip rotators are being activated during lateral movements, such as moving along the baseline during ground strokes. The piriformis stretch in…

Static Hamstring Stretching
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Static Hamstring Stretching

Hamstring stretching enhances flexibility of the hip extensors, reduces the risk for injury and supports the muscle recovery process. Stretching your hamstring becomes important especially following speed, agility and quickness training or explosive hip flexion/hip extension resistance training because the hamstrings have to handle high force output. Hamstring injuries also can occur due to strength…

Posterior Deltoid Stretch
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Posterior Deltoid Stretch

The Posterior Deltoid Shoulder Stretch improves flexibility of the posterior shoulder musculature. The deltoid stretch is one of the essential static stretching exercises to avoid shoulder injuries. Add the deltoid stretch into your regular stretching routine to reduce the the risk for injury at the shoulder and support the muscle recovery process. Especially after upper-body…