It's now June, and I'm nowhere near my goal, but practicing my stretches with guidance from the pros has absolutely helped me make significant progress. Even if I weren't randomly endeavoring to contort my body in a strange new way just for the thrill of accomplishing a goal, I know stretching is important; I start and end every spin class I teach with a stretching routine, because warmups and cooldowns contribute any workout. Whether you're trying to become significantly more flexible or just want to enhance your own fitness, Peloton's guided stretching classes are a good option.
Some of these activities—like cycling and lifting—more obviously lend themselves to guided classes, especially for newcomers, but you might think stretching is too straightforward to bother using a guided class. After all, it's simple enough to just reach down and assess whether or not you can comfortably touch your toes. But this thinking is wrong.
Peloton offers targeted stretching classes for specific goals
You can find the stretching classes in the Peloton app by searching for "stretching" on the home screen. ("Stretching" may also appear as a standalone button on the home screen, depending on what the algorithm is serving you when you open up the app.) Like all of its offerings, from running to yoga, Peloton's roster of stretching classes is diverse. You can filter your results by length (from five minutes to 30) and by class type. Here are the types of stretching you can filter for:
Upper body stretches
Core stretches
Foam rolling
Dance cardio stretches
Pre-running stretches
Pro- and post-rowing stretches
How Peloton's stretching classes have helped me
As noted, and I am not flexible. I have never been flexible. I remember dreading those days in elementary school gym class when the teacher would measure how far everyone could stretch, and I struggled to extend past my knees. At the start of my mission to do a split, I began doing a vague stretching routine on my own every night, maybe occasionally googling for some new ideas but not really feeling much of a benefit or seeing much progressive improvement. The more structured Peloton classes changed that—I can look at my phone screen and see exactly what I'm supposed to be doing, and hear succinct verbal cues that tell me how I should be feeling during a stretch.
The instructors are encouraging and well informed, which is typical of all Peloton classes. They explain what is coming up, tell you when you should rock back and forth or stay static, and detail the function of each stretch, whether it's intended to help you with your posture, make your daily activities easier, or help you reach a workout-specific goal. I've even stolen a few of the stretches I've learned to incorporate into the ones I lead my spin classes through.
While it's easy enough to do a few improvised stretches before you lift, after you do cardio, or when you're just feeling tight, it's beneficial to open up the Peloton app and run through a more intentionally planned routine with help from an expert, and yet another way this app has become totally indispensable for me on my broader quest to improve my fitness.
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