Cody Saltsman developed a daily stretching routine after recent surgery to help with recovery as a competitive student athlete. Daily stretching is important for flexibility and preventing stiffness, tightness, muscular imbalances, and injuries that result from sedentary lifestyles of students and those with desk jobs. Experts recommend static stretches held for 10-30 seconds that cause a gentle pull but no pain, with stretching occurring after warming up muscles through activity rather than sitting or lying down for long periods.