If you have not yet heard about Myofascial stretching I’m sure you will soon as it has become the new buzz word in the fitness industry. It is a relatively new concept, to stretch the fascia rather than the actual muscle. According to world re-known Guy Voyer, D.O. who also created the ELDOA method, the actual muscle is just a dumb piece of meat but to truly create some flexibility you must create freedom in the chain not, just the muscle. It is quite different from traditional stretching methods. Myofascial stretches utilizes precise postures and highly coordinated movements to target the fascia surrounding particular muscles and joints. 
Myofascial stretching doesn’t really have much in common with traditional stretching techniques. It was designed to stretch the muscular chain within fascial chain. The goal is not to gain flexibility but more of a freedom, at the level of the articulation.
Myofascial stretches actively and specifically coordinate movements to target the fascia—the outer layer of connective tissue surrounding your muscles. To isolate a specific area, you must control the connective tissue of both the targeted muscle and its structural attachments to the bone. Simultaneously, you must prevent the rest of the body’s connective tissue from stretching and compensating for the muscle you want to focus on. The goal is that you enhance the quality of the fascia, the performance of the muscle action as well as the recovery after extended use.
• Hydration of the fascia
• Treat joint injuries
• Prevent joint injuries
• Improves muscle recovery and performance
• Better posture and muscle balance along with Eldoas
• Promote spine and joint health
• Increase range of motion and movement
• Sleep better
• Circulation improves
• Have more energy
1. Stretch after activity when the muscle is warm 
2. Never stretch 2 hours before high level activity
3. Hydrate
4. Hold the stretch for 30 seconds
Water is life. The body is made up of 70% water but how does it absorb into the body? Well, the movement of water throughout the entire body actually relies on proper myofascial balance and function. When the fascia becomes healthier it will hold better hydration. This also has an effect on your metabolism, the more water you absorb the more efficiently you reduce toxins in the muscle tissue and the better everything functions over all.