Comments on: Why Stretching is Important

By: Pat Zahn

Pat Zahn — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 08:16:07 +0000

good points…stretching backward doesn't seem to be as much a problem for me as stretching forward – it's that new stuff that is a bit frightening.

By: Kneale Mann

Kneale Mann — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 19:09:58 +0000

Love this! Also love stretching where we least expect it – right where we are strong. All too often we think we need to stretch on the stuff we suck at which drains us more. Instead, stretch on the stuff we're good at and want to do more.

Which reminds me, time for the treadmill.

By: KatFrench

KatFrench — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 22:07:51 +0000

Stretching is the complement of strength training, both literally and in your lovely metaphor here. If you've done much yoga, you know there's a limit to how well you can stretch without also building core strength. And I think we've all seen the guy at the gym with massive pecs ... and arms he can't fully straighten.

We specialize in part to build our "core strength" -- that central heart of "what I do best." And without that, we can never become more than human Swiss army knives, good at much and great at nothing.

But without maintaining an expansive curiosity and making time to dabble and broaden your view, you lose perspective. You lose "why."

Excellent post, as usual, ma'am. :)

By: Danny Brown

Danny Brown — Tue, 29 Jun 2010 20:31:06 +0000

Great post, miss.

I think it's a natural flaw for us humans to get "lazy", for want of a better word. Google has made us less inquisitive (or at least, less attention paid to inquisitiveness) and crowdsourcing has seen us forget the art of research.

We need to keep stretching, both physically and creatively, if we want to reach our full potential. Some do this well, others not so much. Up to us which camp we fall in. :)