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Flexibilty

32sami
32sami Posts: 380 Member
edited February 14 in Fitness and Exercise
I used to be so flexible but I've let it go to ****. I want it back. Any tips??

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  • Polygontus
    Polygontus Posts: 218 Member
    I used to be so flexible but I've let it go to ****. I want it back. Any tips??

    Just stretch every day. Find your comfort zone, then go slightly beyond it and hold for 15-30 seconds. Release. Try again.
    It won't be a fast adjustment, but over time you'll become more flexible.
  • samcat2000
    samcat2000 Posts: 106 Member
    Pilates reformer...at least 2x week.
  • 32sami
    32sami Posts: 380 Member
    Thx, will give it a shot :)
  • concordancia
    concordancia Posts: 5,320 Member
    Fitnessblender.com has a number of stretching routines, both active and static.
  • 32sami
    32sami Posts: 380 Member
    I'll check it out, thx. :)
  • SapiensPisces
    SapiensPisces Posts: 992 Member
    Yoga did wonders for my flexibility. If you can find a cheap or free yoga class for beginners, I highly recommend it.
  • 32sami
    32sami Posts: 380 Member
    Yeah, I can find the classes. I'm just kind of a cardio junkie. I feel guilty when I do yoga although I did the p90x yoga once, and let me tell you, I never worked so hard.
  • craigheon
    craigheon Posts: 173 Member
    It's really just a matter of getting back into the habit of doing it again. Stretch everyday, and you'll find in a week, you'll be more flexible than you were. Just keep at it. Our bodies are wonderful at regaining things we couldn't do before!
  • donyellemoniquex3
    donyellemoniquex3 Posts: 2,384 Member
    Do some yoga. Really helps :)
  • khoshgeleh16
    khoshgeleh16 Posts: 150 Member
    Yoga's good, or if you're looking for pretty intensive stretching, I really like Fit & Bendy's contortion stretching DVD - it's an hour long and it takes you through exercises for splits, backbends, and other "extreme" positions. It's helped me get my straddle splits back to something reasonable-looking, which is saying something!
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