Originally Posted by
Lemond1985
Cats and dogs stretch after every nap. I don't think the official conclusions of the various scientific studies will affect their stretching habits much. Or mine.
Preserving your range of motion? Purging lactic acid from muscles? Preventing stiffness in muscles and joints? I just can't fathom how a person can ride a bike, but never stretch, I haven't been able to do that since my teens. But I only stretch during and after rides, before riding is not advised.
Yeah, and a dog can lick his balls without much effort, and this has nothing to do with you or me riding a bike, or doing anything else. (lol)
We can ponder that for a while. In the meantime, here are a couple articles to chew on.
https://www.painscience.com/articles/stretching.php
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3273886/