Sports and Fitness

5-Minute Postfight Cooldown With Christa DiPaolo

welcome to your post fight cooldown I want you to use this cool down after all of your workouts and you can even use it on your rest day so let’s stretch it out what is this this is you showing up for your post fight cooldown I am so proud because stretching is just as important as all of your workouts correct alright I have Amanda in me she with me bring your feet a little wider than hip distance apart we’re just going to move our head side to side stretching out that neck after a lot of boxing after strength training after all your workouts we hold a lot of tension in our shoulders and in our neck I know I do I’m sure a lot of you do as well so this is really nice give me a few more four more here’s three last two we’re gonna take this arm right here just give me an arm swing open up that shoulder and open up that chest that should also feel good we spent a lot of time and that fighting stance we can be a little hunched over perfect give me four more here’s three last two now turn into a bicep stretch gently pull on the palm of your hands stretching out that bicep maybe you did a little heavy weight today I’m not sure but I’m sure that feels good no matter what you did now bring it into a shoulder stretch all the way across your body keeping those knees soft your abs tight now let’s walk those fingers down your spine we’re gonna deepen the stretch don’t want you to step that foot back whatever hand you have behind you gently pull on that elbow so you’re feeling that stretch through your quad through your hip your oblique and then all the way through that tricep perfect release it forward and back with that head keeping your knees soft doesn’t that feel good yeah give me four more here’s three release as far as you can go range of motion of course it’s always up to you that’s one and release the opposite arm right here opening up your shoulder opening up that chest you want to slightly squeeze those shoulder blades together I know I can’t stress it enough how important stretching is it can be two more last one thread it through for that bicep stretch so we don’t talk about overtraining enough but it is a real thing and it has some really nasty side effects like it really does and it can cause injury which I have to herniations in my neck because of overtraining I didn’t listen to my body so take your regeneration days take them seriously it’s so important to give your body a break you work so hard and this is just as important so feel that stretch all along the front side of your body keep pulling and holding it and release we’re going to go into a little lateral stretch right here I want you to sink into your heels sink into your hips and just push it’s fluid movement and we’re feeling your hamstrings open up right you’re also feeling your your hips open up as well just take it a little bit lower keeping your back tall do what feels good for you just give me a few more right here all right four more and push three two let’s take that foot together now we’re gonna do a little standing quad find your balance find your heart center push through your hips push through your chest keeping your knee your standing leg site slightly soft now bring that foot down come into a hamstring stretch take your time once you get down there grab your toe deep in that stretch heads neutral take a big breath in exhale then take it a little bit deeper one more big breath in and sink into that stretch just a little bit lower beautiful work stay hinge forward switch up your feet grab your toe deepen that stretch give me that big breath in big breath out through the mouth and sink a little deeper into that stretch another big breath in through the nose out through the mouth and take it a little bit deeper perfect roll it up slowly take your time with that opposite quad once you find your balance by neck heart center push through your hips push through your chest [Music] well bit just a few seconds longer drop that leg and we’re going to take three final breasts all together with your right arm give me a big breath in through the nose big breath out through the mouth and I want you to repeat after me I am strong I am strong yes you are with your opposite arm deep breath in through the nose big breath out through the mouth leave your hand out there or Pete after me I am confident I am confident yes you are with both hands deep breath in through the nose one final breath out through the mouth leave your hands out there and repeat after me I am capable of absolutely anything I am capable of absolutely anything yes you are you are amazing and I will see you at your next fish [Music]
Video source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Amv1AX5-fzo

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