Once again, I want to thank all of the faithful readers out there for all of your outstanding questions. This month I would like to comment about my post regarding  resistance training for flexibility. One reader asks "I have been having difficulties with my flexibility for years. I have attempted stretching but it didn't seem to have much effect. What should I do?"

First, if you are having any pain or discomfort due to the inflexibility it may be worthwhile to get evaluated by a physical therapist. They will be able to help you decide the best plan of attack to begin a program to help you.  If you are not having discomfort I would recommend doing some research on the stretches that you are performing, make sure that you are performing the activity properly. As the saying goes "perfect practice makes perfect."  Also I would as this article suggests I would add some resistance exercises to your routine. Light weights or therabands are generally available and can act as a great range of motion/resistance exercise.

I hope this helps! As general flexibility goes the best plan of action is to combine stretching and resistance exercises to maximize your healthy benefits from your workout.

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