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Chasing Excellence

Stretching Rents, Mobility Owns

Daily Chase #185

Jan 16, 2026
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man doing yoga in porch
Photo by Scott Broome on Unsplash

When you stretch, you’re not actually stretching the muscles that need it most.

Here’s what’s happening: your body is smart. When you try to touch your toes or pull your heel to your butt, the muscles that are already flexible do the work. The tight ones stay protected, gunked up, unchanged.

Think of it like tying two rubb…

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