Stretch and Smile has scoured the web for the best animal stretching pictures, gifs and videos and has put them into story form for your enjoyment. Perhaps these natural stretchers will motivate you to start stretching, or at least start smiling!

Everyone can find it hard to get out of bed without a stretch…

You should start with your arms…

Then your back…

Then your legs…

And then a full body stretch…

Now you should be ready to face any challenges the day might give you!

By mid-afternoon it’s time to hit the gym, so you warm up by stretching with a friend…

And then with an exercise ball.

After the gym it’s time for your yoga class…

Some people are better at it than others…

And some people just look silly.

With all this stretching you should be feeling much more bendy.

But don’t forget the rules of stretching! Don’t stretch too fast…

And stop stretching if you feel pain.

Remember that flexibility is important no matter how small…

Or big you are.

When you start getting sleepy it’s good to stretch before bed…

Stretch your legs…

Your back…

And your arms…

And then hit the hay.

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