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Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by ericmay »

civilaircraft wrote: post #8

On the same topic, I highly recommend the new book Built to Move that can benefit all of us desk workers.

I'm reading that now as well. One of the interesting things so far is the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you, which I find controversial and doesn't align with my experience but I also don't have any evidence or reason per-se to contradict that claim either.

I do know that a 15-minute "stretch routine" should either substitute or incorporate push-ups, squats, and other, similar basic movements in the routine. Stretching on its own is quite pointless if it's also coupled with continued sitting the entire day and not much other physical activity (walking, weight lifting, running, swimming, sports, w/e).

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by shekhar101 »

This is excellent! I just followed along the routine and 2 small feedbacks: 1. Please show the instructions before the stretch begins. Right now it says get ready for the next stretch. It would be useful to be able to read instructions before the stretch starts. 2. Beeps can be slightly shorter. In long term, I can see it getting a little annoying. Other than that, excellent work and great illustrations. Thank you!

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by shagymoe »

ericmay wrote: post #11
civilaircraft wrote: post #8

On the same topic, I highly recommend the new book Built to Move that can benefit all of us desk workers.

I'm reading that now as well. One of the interesting things so far is the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you, which I find controversial and doesn't align with my experience but I also don't have any evidence or reason per-se to contradict that claim either. I do know that a 15-minute "stretch routine" should either substitute or incorporate push-ups, squats, and other, similar basic movements in the…

>the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you

I'm struggling to find a response to this. My personal results from daily stretching are so profound but could be written off as "anecdotal". I'd find it very hard to take this person seriously unless there was some caveat or qualifying information.

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by almara »

shekhar101 wrote: post #14

This is excellent! I just followed along the routine and 2 small feedbacks: 1. Please show the instructions before the stretch begins. Right now it says get ready for the next stretch. It would be useful to be able to read instructions before the stretch starts. 2. Beeps can be slightly shorter. In long term, I can see it getting a little annoying. Other than that, excellent work and great illustrations. Thank you!

Makes sense, thank you! I initially thought having the 'get ready for the next exercise' would help people understand that it's a break but given the feedback I definitely need the descriptions there too. Any idea on how to still make it clear that it's a break?

Re: the beeps, couldn't agree more. While building it I also found them annoying but I deprioritised that for the first launch.

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by almara »

hecanjog wrote: post #13

Boy did I ever need to do this, thanks! I've bookmarked it. If you'd like feedback, it would be nice for new users like me to see the instructions for the next move during the "get ready" phase.

So happy to hear that! Yep, another person commented the same thing so I do need to sort that out. Any ideas on how to make it clear that it's a break if I add the description to that screen? I don't really have much more space to play with sadly (for mobile at least).

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by mscccc »

shagymoe wrote: post #15
ericmay wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm reading that now as well. One of the interesting things so far is the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you, which I find controversial and doesn't align with my experience but I also don't have any evidence or reason per-se to contradict that claim either. I do know that a 15-minute "stretch routine" should either substitute or incorporate push-ups, squats, and other, similar basic movements in the…

>the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you I'm struggling to find a response to this. My personal results from daily stretching are so profound but could be written off as "anecdotal". I'd find it very hard to take this person seriously unless there was some caveat or qualifying information.

The author is Kelly Starrett, a legend in the physical therapy/movement world. I've read a lot of his work.

I don't think his message is that stretching "does nothing". It's more that, research has shown that combining stretching with strength (using the range of motion) is the way to create lasting change.

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by ericmay »

shagymoe wrote: post #15
ericmay wrote: post #11

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I'm reading that now as well. One of the interesting things so far is the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you, which I find controversial and doesn't align with my experience but I also don't have any evidence or reason per-se to contradict that claim either. I do know that a 15-minute "stretch routine" should either substitute or incorporate push-ups, squats, and other, similar basic movements in the…

>the author asserts that stretching does nothing for you I'm struggling to find a response to this. My personal results from daily stretching are so profound but could be written off as "anecdotal". I'd find it very hard to take this person seriously unless there was some caveat or qualifying information.

That was my response as well, though I'd say that if you find that to be troublesome you can just ignore that from the book and just look at the rest of the, in my opinion from reading so far, good material. I was honestly very surprised to see that. I guess, I don't discount everything that someone says if I think they're wrong about a specific thing, and in sports science there seems to be a lot that is continuing to be discovered and argued about. It's a fluid field.

I will say throughout my life I have heard a lot of conflicting advice on stretching. "Don't stretch before working out", "Don't stretch after working out", etc. and I personally just do dedicated yoga sessions with deep/long poses for my stretching and that's it. I'm not sure "the science is settled" there so to speak, but my own personal results suggest that stretching is beneficial and helps prevent injury.

Re: Show HN: A 15 min daily stretch routine for desk workers

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Post by cachecrab »

almara wrote: post #16
shekhar101 wrote: post #14

This is excellent! I just followed along the routine and 2 small feedbacks: 1. Please show the instructions before the stretch begins. Right now it says get ready for the next stretch. It would be useful to be able to read instructions before the stretch starts. 2. Beeps can be slightly shorter. In long term, I can see it getting a little annoying. Other than that, excellent work and great illustrations. Thank you!

Makes sense, thank you! I initially thought having the 'get ready for the next exercise' would help people understand that it's a break but given the feedback I definitely need the descriptions there too. Any idea on how to still make it clear that it's a break? Re: the beeps, couldn't agree more. While building it I also found them annoying but I deprioritised that for the first launch.

You could use this stretching video as inspiration: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAf67xFS-qE

I've watched this one several times and like how she presents it.

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