Anonymous wrote:Has anyone successfully convinced their teen athlete to incorporate stretching/mobility work into their daily routines? My kid is very willing to work out and do sport-specific training, but besides a very quick (and I think ineffective) warmup/cooldown around lifting, does very little stretching. I see the injuries cropping up in his teammates and think that they would all benefit from adding more of this to their workouts and practices. Yes, his team does warm ups as a group, but I'm not super impressed with most of it.
Has anyone found a high quality stretching routine, maybe on youtube, that their teen has incorporated successfully? Most of my searches have pulled up videos aimed at older women, and that will not be motivating, even if it is good material.
Warmup BEFORE stretching.
Most people make the mistake of stretching cold and that causes many sports injuries.