back stretch
Opposite the grandstand
The back stretch is the straight section of a racetrack opposite the homestretch, where spectators typically have the least visibility.
Horses or cars travel this portion heading away from the finish line.
The term extends to any long, relatively uneventful middle portion of an endeavor: We're in the back stretch of the project now.
Mind-body exercise discipline
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
- cat-cowPaired yoga vertebral movements
- cobra poseBackbend on the belly
- child's poseRestorative kneeling yoga position
spinal twist · foam roller · flexibility · spine · lumbar · thoracic · posture · limberness
Last portion before completion
- backstretchTrack's far straightaway
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- furlongs220-yard units
- thoroughbredsAnimals of unmixed lineage
jockeys · starting gate · post position · paddock · photo finish · tote board · handicapping · dirt track
Soft tissue manipulation
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- tension releaseEasing of strain
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
knots · trigger points · healing · recuperation · pain management · restoration · relaxation · unwinding
yoga
Mind-body exercise discipline
- pilatesControlled movement exercise method
- cat-cowPaired yoga vertebral movements
- cobra poseBackbend on the belly
child's pose · spinal twist · foam roller · flexibility · spine · lumbar · thoracic · posture · limberness · range of motion
homestretch
Last portion before completion
- backstretchTrack's far straightaway
- straightawayWithout pause or hesitation
- furlongs220-yard units
thoroughbreds · jockeys · starting gate · post position · paddock · photo finish · tote board · handicapping · dirt track · turf
massage
Soft tissue manipulation
- therapyCurative mental treatment
- rehabilitationRecovery from injury/addiction
- tension releaseEasing of strain
soreness · knots · trigger points · healing · recuperation · pain management · restoration · relaxation · unwinding · de-stress
- stretchingreaching, extending, unfurling, lengthening, spreading
- warm-upsjumping jacks, leg swings, arm circles, hip circles, arm swings
- breaksbreak, crack, pause, fracture, shatter
back stretchhomestretch
Last portion before completion
stretch run · finish line · wire · final push
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