Tips for stretching exercises before playing padel.

Stretching exercises for the padel game are a necessary part of every training session and performance at serovanova and can also be a separate complex when learning to play padel.

Thanks to them, we can keep the muscles flexible and prepare them for movement and make them recover their normal length after intense physical exercise, in order to avoid them shrinking and preventing us from performing sports movements in their normal range, and therefore prevent dangerous sports injuries when learning to play padel.

Implementing muscle stretching exercises will bring us the following benefits:
Forcing us to maintain or increase our flexibility. Flexibility is the only physical quality that, since we are born, is unhealthy, so it is important to stretch regularly so that our flexibility does not decrease and cause problems
increases the amplitude with which we can perform joint movements
help us combat common injuries such as tendonitis, jerks, sprains, joint discomfort
can help us with problems such as fasciitis, carpal tunnel syndrome
help improve muscle recovery after exercise and intense training when learning to play the padel game
help improve coordination when playing padel.
reduce muscle tension, so they help us to relax after a hard match in competition.

Stretching before playing in the padel

It is advisable to stretch whenever the muscle is warmed up, i.e. try not to stretch without doing the previous warm-up exercises. We will do a few minutes of continuous acceleration and then make movements around the padel court, changing directions and speed. We will then perform active stretching. Don’t forget to wear the right sneakers to match the padel court surface.
At the end of our match, we will spend 10-15 minutes doing passive stretching, the purpose of which is to restore muscle length at rest. It is important to wear adequate padel game clothing to perform these stretches.

Tips on muscle stretching exercises for playing padel:
Stretch all your muscles, emphasising the muscle groups that are the main contributors to our sport. In the case of the game of padel, we will pay close attention to stretching the muscles of the lower body, not forgetting the shoulders, arms and forearms.
In passive stretching, perform the exercise slowly and smoothly, not stopping until you reach the point of tension before pain. Hold this position for about twenty seconds and repeat again.
It is important to pay attention to the muscle we are stretching.
Follow one of the basic principles of padel training theory, the principle of individuality, that is, adapt the exercises to each person’s muscle structure, flexibility, physical attributes and degree of tension. Everyone is different, and what may be beneficial for one may be detrimental for another.

Start playing padel with the right technique and enjoy the fun!