étirement

étirement/etiʁmɑ̃/

noun

flexibility work that lengthens muscles, often as a cool-down

Used after waking, after a run, or between desk meetings to loosen tight hips and neck.

Examples

01
Quelques minutes d'étirement au réveil détendent mes hanches raides.
A few minutes of stretching after I wake up loosens my stiff hips.
02
Après la course, je me suis assis sur le trottoir pour un étirement des mollets avant de rentrer.
After the run I sat on the curb for calf stretching before walking home.
03
Le travail de bureau tend mon cou, alors je fais un étirement entre les réunions.
Desk work tightens my neck, so I do stretching between meetings.

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