Stretching by activity

Stretching and mobility, matched to your activity.

Warming up for a run asks for something different from recovering after a heavy lift. This hub organises Flexor guidance by activity—running, weightlifting, cycling, golf and more—so you can prepare, move, and recover around the demands of what you actually do.

Before and after

Dynamic warm-ups to prepare and slower routines to recover.

Sport-aware focus

Routines built around the areas each activity tends to load.

Time-flexible

Short or longer sessions depending on how much time you have.

Guided throughout

Clear demonstrations and cues so you can focus on moving well.

Why organise stretching by activity

Each activity places its own demands on the body. Runners often want ankle, calf, and hip preparation before a session and a calmer stretch afterwards; lifters tend to warm up movement patterns and mobilise hips, shoulders, and the thoracic spine. Grouping routines by activity makes it easier to pick something relevant instead of a generic full-body sequence.

Activity pages sit alongside body-area pages rather than replacing them. An activity page curates warm-up, mobility, and recovery routines for a sport; a body-area page teaches a single region in depth. Use activity pages to plan a session and body-area pages to understand a specific area.

Standing arm circles warm-up
Dynamic warm-ups before training or sport.

The six activity guides

Running and cycling both load the lower body, but a runner absorbs impact through ankles and calves while a cyclist spends an hour folded at the hips. Weightlifting warms up movement patterns and mobilises hips, shoulders, and the thoracic spine. Golf and tennis are both rotational, yet one is a controlled swing from a stable base and the other is repeated overhead loading with sudden direction changes. Football combines sprinting, kicking, and cutting, so its guide leans on hips, groin, hamstrings, and calves.

Each guide has its own curated routines, sport-specific notes, and questions rather than a template with the sport's name swapped in—which is why six sports are covered rather than every sport we could name.

  • Endurance and repetition: running, cycling.
  • Rotation and overhead load: golf, tennis.
  • Sprint, kick, and change of direction: football.
  • Loaded movement patterns: weightlifting.
Cat-cow spinal mobility movement

In Flexor

Spinal mobility to counter long periods of sitting.

Prepare for the sport you actually do.

Warm-up, mobility, and recovery routines curated around each sport’s demands.

Using warm-ups and cool-downs well

Flexor keeps warm-ups and cool-downs distinct on purpose. Warm-ups are more dynamic to prepare you for effort; cool-downs and recovery routines are slower and calmer for afterwards. Choosing the right one for the moment matters more than the total time you spend.

This is general fitness and wellness guidance, not sport-specific medical advice. Build intensity gradually, stay within a comfortable range, and stop if a movement causes pain or concerning symptoms.

Legs-up-the-wall recovery position
Slower cool-downs after training or a long day.

Quick facts

Type
Activity hub
Live guides
Running, weightlifting, cycling, golf, football, tennis
Structure
Warm-up before, cool-down and recovery after
Distinction
Sport demands, versus body-area depth

Where to start

You know your sport

Open the matching activity guide above.

You want to prepare for a session

Choose a warm-up; save the stretching for a cool-down.

You want to understand one area

Open a body-area guide instead.

Recommendations around what you do

Whatever sport you train for, the right movement work depends on the day. Flexor uses your goals, focus areas, available time and recent sessions to suggest a warm-up before or a recovery session after your activity. It never scans your body or assesses your movement.

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Safety and limits

  • General fitness and wellness guidance, not sport-specific medical advice.
  • Build intensity gradually and stay within a comfortable range.
  • Stop and seek advice if a movement causes pain or concerning symptoms.

Flexor does not assess your movement, makes no injury-prevention claims, and is not a substitute for advice from a qualified professional.

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Common questions

Direct answers about stretching by activity.

How is an activity page different from a body-area page?

An activity page curates warm-up, mobility, and recovery routines around a sport's demands—so a running page might prioritise ankles, calves, and hips before and after a session. A body-area page instead teaches one region, such as the calves, in depth with its own exercises and routines. Use an activity page to plan a whole session for what you do, and a body-area page when you want to understand or focus on a single area.

Which activity guides can I use today?

Six: running, weightlifting, cycling, golf, football, and tennis. Each is listed at the top of this page with its own curated routines and sport-specific notes. If your sport is not among them, pick the guide whose demands are closest—rotational sports overlap with golf and tennis, field sports with football—or filter the routines library directly by warm-up, mobility, and recovery for the body areas your sport loads most.

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