For the past two months, rowing an hour every day has saved my mental health. It may be lower-impact cardio than running, but because it's a full-body workout, and I do it for 60 minutes, I absolutely can't forget to stretch afterward. A few times I skipped it, and my lower back, hips, and shoulders were so achy. Now I always include this eight-minute stretching routine. It's great for rowing, but since it targets the hips, glutes, hamstrings, lower back, abs, and shoulders, it's beneficial to do after any full-body workout.
Why I Do it: My lower back, hips, and glutes are the most sore after rowing for an hour, so I love to just slide off the rower seat onto the floor, take off my sneakers, and do this stretch that targets all those areas, and allows my heart rate to begin to slow down.
Why I Do it: I love that this yoga pose targets one hip and one hamstring at a time, so I can get a deep stretch.
Why I Do it: This is an even deeper hip and glute stretch that I like to hold for twice as long.
Why I Do it: I love this stretch for my hamstrings, inner thighs, and lower back.
Why I Do it: After an hour of folding forward, it feel so good to bend the other way! My abs are always sore after rowing, so this is a great way to stretch them.
Why I Do it: This stretch is so great for opening my chest, shoulders, and increasing flexibility in the spine.
Why I Do it: This is one of the best stretches to target the hip flexors and the outer hip.
Why I Do it: This is a great way to stretch the abs, quads, chest, and shoulders.
Why I Do it: This is one of the wrist stretches I love that also targets the forearms and shins.
Why I Do it: This basic pose stretches my hamstrings, calves, and shoulders. I also like that it gives my neck a nice release.
Why I Do it: This relaxing stretch targets both hamstrings at the same time while also increasing flexibility in your lower back, chest, and shoulders.