When I started coaching Track and Field, I suddenly become quite interested in how the human body works.
And the more interested I got, the better my teams got.  (Or was it the other way around?)  

And then, when the chronic stress of coaching one of the top division teams in the state year 'round jump-started
an autoimmune disease that had previously been under control and my life got very painful, I became yet
more interested.  Because pain is even more motivating than competition, at least for me.

So anyway, I come by my expertise honestly - it became a necessity.  One of my favorite quotes, from the
TV show Barney Miller, says "The years force a certain amount of wisdom on a man, whether he likes it or not".
Here are some things that you might want to learn before they're forced on you.

First, chronic stress is not your friend.  It causes or worsens almost every disease, and it degrades your life while
doing so.  And when you are responding to chronic stress, the medical profession can't do too much, because
that response and its effects are hardwired into your physiology.  Notice I said chronic.  Some stress is necessary
for growth; that would be stress followed by the recovery necessary for your body to adapt to the demands put on it.
Notice also that I said responding, because you actually have some control about how you respond.  You can amplify
it, endure it, or diminish it.  Your call.

Oh, and chronic stress AGES you prematurely.  It ages you systemically and at the genetic level - don't get me started
about telomeres and cell replication and end caps; oh, see what you did?.  

We talked about  how breathing can help you control stress (or at least, I talked).  And how exercise, especially Ki-Hara
Resistance Stretching, helps control stress.  And pain.

Pain hurts.  There.  I said it.  And that pain you feel after heavy or unaccustomed exercise, which seems to get worse
 the older YOU get?  That would be Delayed Muscle Onset Soreness, or DOMS.  But you know it as the ghost of
Christmas Past that shows up 1-3 (or sometimes more) days after said exercise.  And its calling cards are pain,
intramuscular swelling, weakness and reduced range of motion that last for a day or two or three.

The physiology of DOMS is still under debate.  It doesn't appear to be a true inflammatory condition, at least as far as
markers like creatine kinase (NOT the supplement) or C-reactive protein.  In fact, it may be related more to a certain
type of connective tissue -epimysium - than to muscles.  (Just something for you to post on your Facebook Page).

But you have an ally in the fight against DOMS.  (Nothing against people named Dom, of course.)  And that would be
Ki-Hara Resistance Stretching, via the magic of the repeated bout effect.  The latter says eccentric muscle contractions
(as opposed to concentric or isometric) have a protective effect against DOMS.  And Ki-Hara is designed on the principle
of eccentric contractions, where a muscle resists (the contraction) while it is being lengthened (the eccentric part.)
And then there are the other Ki-Hara side effects: more strength, better range of motion, myofascial release,
improved biomechanical alignment, reduced wear and tear...

I bet you're up to it.  Please give me a call - I hate losing bets.