Dynamic stretching involves moving the muscles through their range of motion as you stretch them. It focuses on warming the muscles and increasing blood flow to prepare them for exercise or sports and prepares the joints for movement. These stretches involve slow and controlled movements, keeping the muscles and joints moving. A good way to engage in dynamic stretching is to perform slower, modified versions of the actual workout or movements of the sport in which you are about to engage, but with heavier resistance. If dynamic stretches are performed too quickly or are uncontrolled, there is a risk of injury. Muscle tears or sprains can occur when the motion of the dynamic stretch is not completed. These stretches do not focus on improving flexibility the way other forms of stretching do, but they prepare you for intense movements. Dynamic stretching is a series of challenging motions executed repeatedly so that the stretch is increased with each motion. Dynamic means energetic, capable of action or change, or forceful. These stretches entail a lot of motion and are not deep or still. Dynamic stretches increase your range of motion, can improve balance, coordination, and strength, and will get your heart pumping. This form of stretching is ideal before exercise.