Stretch

How it is used

Common in classes, team sessions and physio work. You stretch your hamstrings or calves; the noun is a stretch ("Hold the stretch for 30 seconds"). Trainers distinguish static stretching (holding a position) from dynamic stretching (moving).

Example sentences

1. Stretch your calves against the wall after the run.

2. We stretched for ten minutes at the end of the session.

Common collocations

• stretch your hamstrings
• static stretching
• dynamic stretching
• hold the stretch
• stretching routine

Related terms

• flexibilityThe ability of muscles and joints to move through a wide range of motion, for example touching your toes or doing the splits.
• mobilityThe ability to move a joint actively and with control through its full range of motion; it depends on strength and joint health as well as flexibility.
• warm-upLight exercise done before training or competition to raise body temperature and heart rate and prepare the muscles and joints for harder work.
• cool-downA period of easy exercise and stretching at the end of a session that helps the body return gradually to a resting state.

This word in other fields

The same English word can have a different meaning in another field:

• stretch · Physiotherapy

More terms: Exercises & Technique

• squat
• push-up
• deadlift
• bench press
• plank
• lunge
• pull-up
• form