{"id":670,"date":"2020-07-04T13:00:45","date_gmt":"2020-07-04T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/badm-insight.local\/?p=670"},"modified":"2025-01-31T22:04:48","modified_gmt":"2025-01-31T22:04:48","slug":"stretches-for-badminton","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/stretches-for-badminton\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best Stretches For Badminton Players (With Pictures)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"670\" class=\"elementor elementor-670\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-36ad6127 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"36ad6127\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5bdd3265\" data-id=\"5bdd3265\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4f2e667b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4f2e667b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The Best Stretches For Badminton Players (With Pictures)<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b7c8a08 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5b7c8a08\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #333333;\">Badminton is one of the most brutal sports on the body there is, requiring many different physical aspects &#8211; agility, speed, power, endurance, co-ordination.\u00a0<span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Badminton-specific stretches are really important to:<\/span><\/p><ul style=\"font-size: 18px; background-color: #ffffff; color: #333333;\"><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Improve the range of motion at a joint<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Reduce the risk of injury<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-size: 18px;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Reduce muscle soreness<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4236482 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4236482\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>The 6 best stretches for badminton are:<\/strong><\/p><ol><li><strong>Lower back stretch<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Glute and hip stretch<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Quad stretch<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Hamstring stretch<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Calf stretch<\/strong><\/li><li><strong>Shoulder stretch<\/strong><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-080af0d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"080af0d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">These articles are demonstrated in our YouTube video below, and also further explained in this article.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04f8163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-video\" data-id=\"04f8163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;youtube_url&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/watch?v=h0csWVuBrUY&quot;,&quot;video_type&quot;:&quot;youtube&quot;,&quot;controls&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"video.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-wrapper elementor-open-inline\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-video\"><\/div>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5deed019 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5deed019\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Best Stretches For Badminton Players<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b0537ec elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b0537ec\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>1. Lower Back Stretch<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d0bf09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d0bf09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Stretching your lower back is really important for 2 reasons. Firstly, a tight back can not only lead to injuries in your back, but also in other areas of your body. Secondly, flexibility in your lower back will enable you to generate the rotation that is needed through your trunk when hitting overhead shots.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aac15bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"aac15bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">This is our recommended lower back stretch for badminton:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-78af28e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"78af28e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Lower-Back-Stretch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-679\" alt=\"lower back stretch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Lower-Back-Stretch-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Lower-Back-Stretch-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-861b3d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"861b3d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To do this stretch, lie on your back and bring one knee up and across your chest. Gently pull your knee towards the floor with your opposite hand. If you want to increase the stretch, look the other way.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ee5c32 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5ee5c32\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>2. Glute and Hip Stretch<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2be78b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2be78b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In badminton, we are constantly lunging. This creates a lot of force going through your glutes and hips. If you don&#8217;t keep your glutes and hips loose then they will become stiffer over time, limiting your movement on-court.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8127a6c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8127a6c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Our recommended glute and hip stretch has 2 levels:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dd030e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dd030e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\"><em>Level 1:<\/em><\/span>\u00a0Sit down on the floor with one knee in front of you at a right angle, and with the other knee behind also at a right angle. From here, lean directly over your front knee.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e7858c7 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"e7858c7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-676\" alt=\"Glute stretch level 1 for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-1-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-1-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Level 1<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6db66d7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6db66d7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If you feel a good stretch, then remain in this position. However, if you want to advance then move onto level 2.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-70883f0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"70883f0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: #333333;\"><em>Level 2:<\/em><\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0From the position you were in for Level 1, straighten out your back leg and shift your hips so that they are now facing forwards. Your front leg should no longer be at a right angle. This is known as The Pigeon Stretch!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-174397b elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"174397b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-677\" alt=\"Pigeon glute stretch for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-2-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Glute-Stretch-2-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Level 2 - The Pigeon Stretch<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a02b02c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a02b02c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>3. Quad Stretch<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4905591 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4905591\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Having loose quads is really important, as having tight quad muscles can lead to sore knees &#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: #333333;\">and there are lots of sore knees in badminton!<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0A loose quad will help to ease the pressure that we continuously put through our knee joints when playing badminton.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c5db2aa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c5db2aa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">For our quad stretch you lie down on the floor and grab your foot, gently pulling it towards your glute.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-31c0099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"31c0099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-680\" alt=\"quad stretch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6dba045 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6dba045\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If you are struggling with this then make it easier by wrapping a towel around your foot:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fa420f elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2fa420f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-Towel-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-704\" alt=\"quad stretch towel\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-Towel-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Quad-Stretch-Towel-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-35586c9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"35586c9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>4. Hamstring Stretch<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9e77c65 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9e77c65\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Hamstrings are key to overall movement efficiency. For badminton, we need both strength and flexibility in our hamstrings &#8211; helping us effectively move around the court!<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-159de1e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"159de1e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Below is an example of a recommended hamstring stretch:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7745fd5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7745fd5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamstring-Stretch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-678\" alt=\"hamstring stretch for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamstring-Stretch-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Hamstring-Stretch-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ccebee3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ccebee3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To actively stretch the hamstring, lie down with one leg in the air, interlocking your fingers together just above your knee. With your knee bent, slowly straighten it and keep repeating this movement.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24ff572 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24ff572\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">To increase the stretch, pull your leg towards you more.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2be015 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2be015\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>5. Calf Stretch<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89c71a6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89c71a6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Stretching your calf muscles is really important as stiff calves will inhibit your on-court movement. In our\u00a0<\/span><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: Inter, sans-serif; font-size: 18px; line-height: var( --e-global-typography-text-line-height );\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=0hHNet25ddI\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b><u>&#8220;Leg Strength and Explosive Power&#8221;<\/u><\/b><\/a><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0YouTube video, we showed that calf jumps are important for rebounding around the court, using spring to generate both jump height and quick movements.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57d99971 elementor-blockquote--skin-boxed elementor-blockquote--align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-blockquote\" data-id=\"57d99971\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"blockquote.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<blockquote class=\"elementor-blockquote\">\n\t\t\t<p class=\"elementor-blockquote__content\">\n\t\t\t\t\ud83d\udca1 If you don't have the ability to generate spring, then you won't be as effective on court! \t\t\t<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-473ae55 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"473ae55\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Our recommended calf stretch involves slowly walking out the calves alternately in &#8216;Down Dog&#8217; pose:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-561e024 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"561e024\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Calf-Stretch-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-675\" alt=\"calf stretch for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Calf-Stretch-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Calf-Stretch-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c5c4bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c5c4bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"p1\"><b>6. Shoulder Stretches<\/b><\/h4>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-813e55e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"813e55e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">We find that after a period off-court, our shoulders are always the first area to tighten up. Also, during a full week of training or competing, we put lots of force through our shoulder &#8211; especially when we&#8217;re smashing a lot.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cfa0b56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cfa0b56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">If the muscles around your shoulder are stiff, then you won&#8217;t be able to generate as much rotation and racket head speed. This will lead to less power in your smash!\u00a0So it is important to keep all of the muscles around your shoulder loose.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24853b8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"24853b8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">These are our 3 recommended shoulder stretches for badminton, which start in the yoga pose &#8216;Childs Pose&#8217;:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a775f77 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a775f77\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Lat stretch:<\/span>\u00a0<\/p><p style=\"color: #333333;\">In Childs Pose, with your arms out in front of you extend one arm out a little further and lean towards this side and hold.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3ea1376 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"3ea1376\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt1-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-681\" alt=\"shoulder 1 lats stretch\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt1-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt1-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Lats<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d3caf0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1d3caf0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Bicep and Peck stretch:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #333333;\">Bring one arm out to the side, turning your hand so that your thumb and index finger are supporting you on the floor. Again, lean into the stretch and you will feel this in your bicep and peck.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fa22b45 elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"fa22b45\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt2-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-682\" alt=\"bicep and peck\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt2-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt2-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Biceps and Peck<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d86092d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d86092d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"color: #333333;\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder;\">Back of Shoulder stretch:\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p style=\"color: #333333;\">Thread your arm under your body, leaning down into the shoulder to create a stretch around the back of your shoulder. This is the area used in the deceleration of your smash and is very important to keep loose!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b9cb71e elementor-position-top elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-box\" data-id=\"b9cb71e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-box.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-box-wrapper\"><figure class=\"elementor-image-box-img\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1013\" src=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-683\" alt=\"back of shoulder stretch for badminton\" srcset=\"https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt3-scaled.jpg 1800w, https:\/\/badminton-insight.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Shoulder-Pt3-scaled-600x338.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"elementor-image-box-content\"><p class=\"elementor-image-box-description\">Back of the Shoulder<\/p><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7d11d2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b7d11d2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Additional Recommendations And Links<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cc57133 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cc57133\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">It&#8217;s widely researched that to get the benefit out of stretching,\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: #333333;\">you should do each stretch for 30 &#8211; 40 seconds.<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0This journal article supports this and also delves deeper into the importance of stretching &#8211; read more <a href=\"https:\/\/rb.gy\/ppovea\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><u><b>here<\/b><\/u><\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c599b9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c599b9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">In total, our recommended stretches will only take around 10 minutes of stretching at the end of a match or training session.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-abbf99d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"abbf99d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Trust us, it&#8217;s\u00a0<\/span><em style=\"color: #333333;\">definitely<\/em><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0worth it!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-318bd9f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"318bd9f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"font-weight: bolder; color: #333333;\">We suggest that you do these stretches daily.<\/span><span style=\"color: #333333;\">\u00a0If you are feeling extra stiff in a certain area, then repeat that stretch.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b754e7b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b754e7b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\"><span style=\"color: #333333;\">On top of stretching, we love using our massage device &#8211; we have used a massage guns for several years, finding them extremely beneficial after a tough session! 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