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Arnold Schwarzenegger Shares His Number 1. Workout Tip

He says it's "just as important" as weight training itself. - by Mike Darling
  • 11 May 2020

Arnold Schwarzenegger took to his Instagram account today to give everyone an important—and visually jarring—reminder about an often-neglected component of a healthy fitness regimen.

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“Flexibility is just as important as weight training itself, so here we go,” he said, appearing to do a full split on his kitchen counter. “Suck it up, in with your arms, and then bend over slowly to the side,” Schwarzenegger added, slowly leaning over and reaching for his "right foot," before repeating the move on the other side. Then, Arnold revealed the gag.

“Anyway,” he said, stepping away from what were—very clearly, if we're being honest—a pair of fake legs. “I feel really flexible today, feeling really proud of myself.”

While it's a solid joke for the 72-year-old former Mr. Olympia, however, it contains a kernel of truth: If you're not regularly focusing on mobility, you aren't doing your body any favours, especially if—like most of us—you're spending hours of self-quarantine hunched over a laptop in an uncomfortable chair.

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Flexibility is as important as the pump.

As physical therapist Rachel Tavel, PT, DPT, CSCS, previously told Men's Health, "All this bad positioning can take a toll on our bodies and their alignment. Muscles that are supposed to be lengthened and shortened throughout the day stay short, making them tight and potentially limiting movement."

Thankfully, Tavel has a prescription to help you fix that—a combination of simple stretches that target typical problem areas such as the neck, pecs, upper back, hamstrings, and calves. Unfortunately for you and Arnold, however, it won't help you do the splits.

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Skip the Black Friday anxiety, @laddersport is having our only sale of the year and you can order from home and then head straight to the gym to burn off the mashed potatoes. 30% off at the link in my bio.

This article originally appeared on Men's Health US.

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Mike Darling is an executive editor at Men’s Health where he assigns and edits coverage around the brand’s core subject areas, including fitness, style and grooming, sex and relationships, and technology and gear. He was previously a senior editor on the magazine, and also spent two years as the managing editor of Vice Media’s health vertical.

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