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	<title>Fitness Contrarian &#187; Stretching</title>
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		<title>Hip Flexor Stretches</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2012 14:40:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Cola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Tight hip flexors can cause a number of problems with your body. Two of the biggest problems is back pain and hip pain.  When the three primary hip flexors known as Psoas Major, Illacus and Rectus Femoris are tight they can tilt your pelvis into a position that extends the spine. This may cause back pain. Most people will try to fix the problem with stretching; however, in my opinion stretching will not permanently help and may even lead to further dysfunction.

When a personal training client comes to me with tight hip flexors the first thing we do is try to figure out why the hip flexors are  tight. When you have a tight muscle it’s generally tight for a reason; therefore, just doing stretching is not going to solve the problem(....)]]></description>
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		<title>Muscle Tightness Comes from Muscle Weakness</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:40:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Cola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To a large extent muscle tightness comes from muscle weakness. Muscles become tight to protect the body from injury. When the body identifies a weakness or instability in and around a joint the body will tighten up to prevent injury. This raises the following question. Should you stretch went you’re tight or should you strengthen the body? Most people think you (...)]]></description>
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		<title>Q &amp; A: How to Get Rid of the Belly Pooch and Lower belly Fat ?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 18:05:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Cola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I got an e-mail a few weeks ago from a woman who could not get rid of what she calls her belly pooch. She told me she has been eating right and working out and has lost some weight but her stomach is still sticking out. In response, I told her I will make a video explaining what I think might be the problem (...)

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		<title>Confused about Stretching?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Nov 2009 02:26:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Cola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There seems to be a lot of debate about stretching. Is there any real benefit to stretching? Do I need to stretch before playing sports? The New York Times just published an article called “ How Necessary is Stretching” which pointed out that runners who had tight hamstrings seemed to run easier (better running economy) [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Warm-up before a Workout</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:24:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mike Cola</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the biggest mistakes people make in the gym is not warming up properly before a workout. In fact most people do more harm then good and set themselves up for injury. Most importantly, an appropriate warm-up should increase your body temperature (warm you up) and get you ready for more strenuous exercise. When [...]]]></description>
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