2. Cynthia Couyoumjian, CFP, lives and works in
Orange County, California, where she operates
the wealth management firm Cinery Financial.
Throughout her career, Cynthia M.
Couyoumjian has garnered industry
recognitions and accolades, including a Top 10
Producer award with her broker-dealer,
Independent Financial Group. Outside of work,
Cynthia Couyoumjian focuses on raising her
two kids and staying active. One of her favorite
sports includes running.

3. While experts disagree on when, how much,
and what to do to stretch, they do agree on the
importance of stretching to prevent injuries and
improve performance. One commonly held
belief is to do dynamic stretches before a run
and static stretches after running. Before
stretching at all, however, it is important to jog
for 10 minutes to warm up the muscles.
Stretching tight or cold muscles can induce
injuries.

4. Dynamic stretches, such as leg swings and
walking lunges, are controlled movements that
help loosen up the muscles. Dynamic stretches
for runners should focus on putting the leg
muscles through the full range of motion. Static
stretches, including the kneeling hip flexor and
standing quad and calf stretches, work entire
muscle groups. With static stretches, runners
should target the major leg muscles and hold
each stretch from 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

5. Registered principal offering securities and
advisory services through Independent
Financial Group LLC (IFG), a registered
broker-dealer and investment advisor.
Member FINRA & SIPC. Cinergy Financial
and IFG are not affiliated entities.