2 Myths about When God Stretches You

 

2 Myths about Stretching Muscles

“Enlarge the place of your tent, stretch your tent curtains wide, do not hold back; lengthen your cords, strengthen your stakes” (Isaiah 54.2 NIV). 

If you were to compare your muscles to a rubber band, the more you would stretch them, the more worn out and prone to snapping they would become. It is a myth to think we can stretch and make our muscles longer. So what are we really doing when we “stretch”?

1. We are aiming to relax our muscles to alleviate muscles tension.

2. We are showing our nervous system that the greater range of motion is safe.

Myth 1: Stretch Against the Tension

Our muscles resist lengthening to their full size, not because they are short. They resist because they are tense. Muscle tension, tight muscles, body stiffness and headaches are all common symptoms of stress. When we learn to relax, much of our muscle aches and pains would subside. Instead of fighting our contracted muscles by stretching against the tension, we can learn to relax our entire body, and the muscles would become more pliable and lengthen naturally.

Myth 2: Stretching Should be Uncomfortable

 

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