Why Do We Stretch in the Morning?
Humans (and our pets) frequently instinctively stretch as soon as we wake up. But why? What is happening in our bodies when we stretch and yawn to wake ourselves up? Hosted by: Hank Green...
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What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Alright, well, maybe the second thing you do, after you say some nasty stuff to your alarm clock. Have a cup of coffee? Watch the news? Read twitter in your bed? Or … do you - ah yeah - give it a good stretch? That’s feels good. You are not the only one. Along with humans, some animals—like your pet cat or dog—also instinctively stretch after they wake up from a long sleep. Except what those animals are doing isn’t called stretching. It’s called pandiculating. Pandiculation is the act of stretching while yawning. It’s from the Latin word pandere, meaning "to stretch." You’ve likely seen plenty of cats and dogs pandiculate before. You’ve seen this move … they arch t...
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What’s the first thing you do when you wake up in the morning? Alright, well, maybe the second thing you do, after you say some nasty stuff to your alarm clock. Have a cup of coffee? Watch the news? Read twitter in your bed? Or … do you - ah yeah - give it a good stretch? That’s feels good. You are not the only one. Along with humans, some animals—like your pet cat or dog—also instinctively stretch after they wake up from a long sleep. Except what those animals are doing isn’t called stretching. It’s called pandiculating. Pandiculation is the act of stretching while yawning. It’s from the Latin word pandere, meaning "to stretch." You’ve likely seen plenty of cats and dogs pandiculate before. You’ve seen this move … they arch t...
