• Question: why do we stretch when we wake up or when we're tired ?

    Asked by tanyaleemonteiro to Darren, Deuan, Duncan, Lori-An, Michelle on 22 Jun 2010 in Categories: .
    • Photo: Darren Nesbeth

      Darren Nesbeth answered on 17 Jun 2010:

      Get the lactate out.

    • Photo: Lori-An Etherington

      Lori-An Etherington answered on 21 Jun 2010:

      Apparently stretching is an instinctive reaction for both humans and many animals and is brought about by waking up, after long periods of inactivity, or after coming out of confined spaces. I don’t know if the basis for it is entirely understood but it not something I am familiar with.

    • Photo: Michelle Hudson-Shore

      Michelle Hudson-Shore answered on 22 Jun 2010:

      It’s probably to re-oxygenate our muscles to get them moving again.

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