How often do you stretch?

[Himokiri Karate]

Curios to know, how often do you stretch and in your personal perception do you feel that you stretch enough?

I ask because in my personal perception I don't stretch enough, I know it and yet my inner voice likes to come up with excuses like "I don't have enough time" even though I acualy do.

Am I alone here or do ppl also feel the same?

[sensei8]

I stretch quite often per my teaching/administrative schedule. In short, each time I train, teach, work out, run/walk, and/or what have you. Especially at my age, I have to avoid unforeseen injuries by stretching before any activity.

I don't think I can stretch too much...I could be wrong.

[wagnerk]

Before the Christmas holidays, I used to stretch every other day (however haven't done it now for a month now).

My perception, do I feel that I stretch enough? No... However this year, hopefully, will change this

[ninjanurse]

Daily! As we get older things lose their elasticity so daily stretching keeps things loose for me-I feel it if I don't!

[CredoTe]

Stretching is part of my daily morning routine; it's the first thing I do out of bed, since my body/muscles are warm.

Several times a week, I do power/isometric stretching, giving a day or two in between for rest.

[andym]

Not often enough !

[bushido_man96]

I don't stretch nearly enough, nor do I train nearly enough right now. I try to stretch some evenings while at home, and stretch every time I train.

[Roninkai]

After 20+ years of not training Shotokan my legs are not flexible like they used to be. Now I stretch 5 days a week (2 days rest to help those leg muscles recover) to regain that flexibility again that I had and to be able to do high roundhouse kicks again with ease. When I went back training in Shotokan a month ago I can only do roundhouse kicks up to the elbows. Now I am able to do them on the shoulders after a month of safe stretching. My goal is to be able to do those mawashi and ushiro mawashi to the head level again (of course I am only 5'8" and I am referring to that height ) and I will be very happy.

OSS

[Hawkmoon]

.....not as often as I should is the honest answer!

Maybe 3 times a week, certainly twice a week...

I used to be very flexible, 'almost able to do box splits, and able to (with help) touch the wall above my head!

(ah! the good 'young' days)

Nowadays lets just say I can reach jodan and leave it at that!

[ShotokanMaster]

I only Stretch when i go to karate class