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Model: Jade Bourgeois Photographer: Bobby Lecompte
By Christina Leidenheimer
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o you feel like your body is in  Ease mental stress
knots? If you have mounting and tension
mental stress, like 40 percent
of Americans, it is likely your body is feeling  Reduce muscle tension
the pressure, too.The endorphins (feel  Increase range of
good hormones) released during physical
exercise, especially stretching, offer an motion in joints
effective means of releasing stress.  Improve blood
A good stretching routine offers both
mind and body benefits. It helps alleviate circulation
tension held deep within your muscles  Increase flexibility
and promotes relaxation. Before you  Decrease risk
begin a stretching routine, know that it
may be uncomfortable at first. But after of injury
a few sessions you will begin to reap the  Improve athletic
benefits of stretching. Stretching is good
stress management: it helps reduce the risk performance
of injuries and keeps the spine and entire  Promote relaxation
body more agile.

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