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the house of wellness 81 the truth about stretching it's been sold as an essential activity to avoid words karen fittall it's a similar story "some studies say it may is when stretching may provide more value because we're not already getting that value from other activities." in line with that physical activity guidelines for older australians recommend performing fyou usually sandwich your workouts in not the only one you know the drill – for 20 or 30 seconds and move on to the next "muscles and ligaments like being moved through their range of movement so they exercise physiologist jason gardner says minutes performing a range of 30-second simply doing a bit of a warm up? good evidence that stretching is particularly beneficial - and no more beneficial than warming up with some light activity stretching can make muscles weaker and are the benefits a stretch too far? sometimes - but don't write it off just yet brazilian researchers finding it's an effective stress-relief activity earlier research shows stretching can help to reduce anxiety and improve mental health jason says it is also important to actively is where stretching comes into its own "losing flexibility occurs as we age partly due to joint and tissue changes but also because we become less active and use our the final word effectiveness pre and post-workout remains says "so if you like doing it before and after workout stretches may help you feel more prepared for your activity take it to the point where you're at the edge able to let your body relax in that position" changes but also because we become less active." - jason gardner dance run or jump kids fitness made easy ou don't have to fork out big on lessons or exhaust every spare minute shuttling kids to matches to get them to exercise while health experts recommend school age children need at least per cent of australian youngsters are falling short acting director of raising children and mental health through exercise children learn to take turns and work as part of a team as well as build confidence and resilience dr hackworth says dr hackworth says it doesn't matter how children move for them to benefit "it might be dancing or running on playing football - but it doesn't have to be an organised team sport or activity." she says "it might be as simple as walking to school or riding a bike it's about giving kids lots of opportunities to find what they enjoy be a battle reward i suggest an activity like going to the park "you don't have to make a big production out of making time for and do things like walk to school or gardening or to wash the car." fun activities for kids to do at home "i like to set up an obstacle course pillows for them to jump across or chairs to crawl under" she says former roosters nrl captain anthony minichiello started minifit in 2010 to share his passion for exercise with school kids anthony practises what he preaches with his seven year-old daughter azura by setting a good example with his own active lifestyle "it's about creating healthy habits because most of the time kids will follow what their parents do," he says helps get his kids moving family as we can," he explains whether it be walks bike rides sponges and the more they see you sam believes encouraging kids to try different sports will help them find the right fit "if your kids are playing sport because it's fun they never have to think about fitness because it's not the reason they're doing it," he explains for more visit raisingchildren.net.au words siobhan duck vo - exteozoicw