{"id":46420,"date":"2015-12-23T07:15:04","date_gmt":"2015-12-23T12:15:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/?p=46420"},"modified":"2021-05-14T04:46:09","modified_gmt":"2021-05-14T08:46:09","slug":"netflix-stretch-routine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/fitness\/netflix-stretch-routine\/","title":{"rendered":"The Netflix and Stretch Routine – 5 Moves You Need to Try"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Photo: Pond5<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you plop down on the couch to catch up on your favorite shows after a tough day, we don\u2019t blame you. But what if you could make your time in front of the tube more worthwhile? Enter: This \u201cNetflix and Stretch\u201d routine, designed to help you mobilize with purpose at the end of your day.<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 9 Netflix Moves That\u2019ll Inspire You to Get Moving Now<\/a><\/p>\n

Keep in mind, while static stretches like toe touches (where you hold a pose) lengthen your muscles and can increase flexibility in the tissue, these movements should be performed only after your muscles are warm. \u201cYou should [static] stretch after<\/em> you are exercising,\u201d says Daily Burn Fitness\/Nutrition Coach Michelle Hobgood. When you\u2019re knee deep in House of Cards<\/em>, Hobgood recommends opting for dynamic stretches that gently ease your body into movement.<\/p>\n

Ready to Netflix (or Hulu) and stretch? Here are five moves to increase your range of motion all over.<\/p>\n

5 Dynamic Stretches You Can Do In Front of Your TV<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\"Torso<\/p>\n

1. Torso Rotations
\n<\/strong>Targets:<\/strong> Core, lower back<\/p>\n

\"Leg<\/p>\n

2. Straight Leg Raises
\n<\/strong>Targets:<\/strong> Hip flexors, glutes<\/p>\n

RELATED:<\/strong> 4 Lower Body Exercises You Can Do in Front of Your TV<\/a><\/p>\n

\"Inchworm<\/p>\n

3. Inchworm
\n<\/strong>Targets:<\/strong> Triceps, shoulders, abs<\/p>\n

\"Cat<\/p>\n

4. Cat-Cow
\n<\/strong>Targets:<\/strong> Spinal flexibility, abs<\/p>\n

\"Child's<\/p>\n

5. Child\u2019s Pose
\n<\/strong>Targets:<\/strong> Shoulders, hips and back<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

For when you\u2019re watching a marathon of House of Cards instead of running a marathon. These five full-body stretches can be done in front of a TV or computer. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[24,6],"tags":[289,206,145,341,343],"class_list":["post-46420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exercise","category-fitness","tag-exercise","tag-mobility","tag-stretching","tag-tax1living-well","tag-tax2exercise"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=46420"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/46420\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=46420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=46420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyburn.com\/life\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=46420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}