Hike Strong: Cool-Down Stretch

How many times have you finished a hike and then gone straight to your car without stretching? You wouldn’t do that with a workout in the gym, would you? Tsk tsk. 🙂 Maybe you just need a little motivation. How about this quick post-hike session where you can follow along with some of the best post-hike stretches you can do to reduce soreness and recover quickly. So bookmark this video now so you’re ready when you get off that beautiful trail.

Cat’s 40 Min Mobility & Stretch Sesh

You don’t need to be a Yogi to have good mobility. That’s why Cat created this 40-Minute Mobility & Stretch Session that is perfect for beginners and bendy people alike! The first half is all dynamic (moving/flowing) stretches to warm up the body – that way when you go into the static stretches in the second half you can get deeper into each stretch. Give yourself the gift of mobility today!

Express Post-Slopes Stretch

After an exhilarating day on the slopes, give yourself a moment for this quick post-skiing stretch. Releasing tension in your hips and upper body is important after a day of skiing, snowboarding, and other winter activities. You can even run through these stretches a couple times if you hit the hills hard. Before you jump into the hot tub or cozy up to the fire, hit play to stretch out.

Post Workout Stretch

Many of the great cardio and strength workouts on SSoD include a brief cool-down stretch, but one of the best ways to honor your body’s hard work, increase flexibility, and help prevent injury is through a dedicated deep post-workout stretch routine like you’ll find in this video. Flow through relaxing full body movement along with deep stretches for your hamstrings, quads, shoulders, and arms. Press play to stretch it out!

Foam Roll Recovery Session (20 Min)

After a hard workout like a Spin class, it’s so important to cool down and give your muscles some lovin’. This post-cycling foam roll recovery session will hit all the major muscles you use cycling or running, paying special attention to breaking up the muscle fascia by moving the foam roller side to side. You’ll finish by gently rolling out your back, leaving you refreshed and ready for your next ride. Time to roll out!

Candlelit Restorative Ride

If you feel like life is always in high gear, or maybe the aches and pains are setting in, this ride is the gift you need to give yourself. Trainer Brooke will dim the lights and guide you through a lower intensity cycling restorative workout designed to improve the flow of oxygen to your muscles and joints while calming your mind and feeding your soul. Let’s take the time to reset and restore right…now.

This workout does not include a cool-down, but we have some great options here!

Luxurious Post-Workout Cool Down Stretch

Get ready to feel like you’re in heaven with this 20-minute luxurious post-workout cool-down stretch. Jess will guide you through 35 different body-lengthening stretches that often begin as dynamic flowing movement, then end in a static deep stretch hold. Open this gift. You deserve it.

10-Minute Hip, Leg & Glutes Stretch

You work hard and we know it, so take it to the floor with this short, feel-good stretch sesh that focuses on lengthening your legs, opening up your hips, and releasing tension in your glutes. Complement any workout, especially a killer glute workout, with these restorative hip and leg stretches, coupled with some of the best glutes stretches to maintain the health of your muscles, fascial tissue, and joints… your muscles will thank you for it! Let’s stretch it out.

Lucky 7 Cool-Down Stretch

No need to hang a horseshoe, because you can make your own luck! And this cool-down stretch circuit will be one of your best tools for your good fortune. Monica (using TRX straps to assist) and Bethany (using no equipment) team up to lead you through 7 simple post-workout stretches you can follow while listening to some relaxing country tunes in the background. Let’s stretch it out y’all!

9 Min Cool Down Ride

Now that you’ve tapped that red zone and crushed your workout, your body deserves a proper cool down with this 9-minute active recovery ride. Guided by 3 energizing songs, you’ll gradually bring your heart rate down and regain your breath. Properly cooling down with active recovery is key to maintaining a healthy workout routine and to reducing muscle soreness, so favorite this cool down cycle class and have yourself a great day!

20 Minute Upper-Body and Core Foam Rolling

When we grab a foam roller we automatically go for the lower body, right? Well, we hold a lot of tension in our shoulders and forearms when we lift, as well as constantly engaging our core, so… let’s give that upper-body and core the same attention and love we give our lower-body with some of the best foam rolling exercises for the back, shoulders, arms, neck, and core. Grab a foam roller, tennis ball, or medicine ball, and let’s rock n’ roll!

Yoga: 30 Minute Athletic Recovery

This class, designed for post-workout recovery, will help you deeply stretch your hips, shoulders, glutes, lower back, and hamstrings.

To give yourself the gift of recovery, which assists in experiencing fitness gains, just press play on this video directly after a tough workout, or the day after when you’re feeling any tightness or soreness. Namaste.