If you balance on one foot on an unstable surface, you will notice your foot wobbling: a back and forth motion of muscles contracting on either side of your foot and leg to create the necessary weight and counter balance. Your body instinctually knows how to balance and your muscles will counter-act each other, creating an active tension between muscle groups. Similarly, when you prolong a yoga pose, you will feel different muscle groups pull against one another as the stretch deepens.
Dynamic stretching is muscle pulling against muscle during a stretch. You deliberately flex a muscle while stretching it. The simultaneity of flexing and stretching can bring awareness to subtle changes in how the muscle is used, quicken the impulse to react with a flexed or relaxed muscle, and enhance the effectiveness of your stretch. Perform dynamic stretching while the muscles are warm.
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