Health Benefits Of Stretching In The Morning After Waking Up

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Stretching or ngulet is the body's response when you wake up, sit, lie down for too long, and get bored. Stretching turns out to have benefits for the body.

Here are 5 benefits of stretching for body health.

Relaxes muscles and joints

After sleeping or sitting for hours, the body will experience stiffness or tension. This is also exacerbated by the habit or lifestyle of rarely exercising, eating unbalance, the room temperature is too cold, and so on.

This causes the muscles and joints to then send signals through nerve neurons to the brain to stretch. This response is stretching. For this reason, stretching serves to relax stiffness and tension in joints and muscles.

Increase body temperature

During sleep, your body temperature will drop to 35 degrees Celsius. Normal human body temperature ranges between 37 -38 degrees Celsius. Therefore, to increase body temperature, the brain provides a stimulus to stretch. Stretching can help warm the body so that it is fresher.

Blood circulation

Sitting or lying down too long makes blood circulation obstructed. For example, the eyes lightheaded when getting up. This occurs when blood circulation is obstructed.

For this reason, stretching helps to improve blood circulation and body fluids so that you feel more refreshed because your muscles and brain get enough oxygen to work all day.

Boost cognitive abilities

According to the American College of Sports Medicine, stretching can also increase blood flow throughout the body, including the brain. When the blood flows smoothly, the level of concentration and sensory acuity will be even higher.

Relieves stress

A study of the habit of writhing with stress levels found that stretching can help ward off stress. Not only that, but stretching also helps reduce tension or nervousness.

When you look, your body produces endorphins that trigger feelings of pleasure and positive thoughts. In addition, after stretching your body you will feel more stamina to face various challenges and daily activities.