I can't reach down and touch my toes along with many other basic things... but I want to improve!
Currently I do a full body work out on gymnastics rings every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. I've been thinking of adding a stretching routine on the in-between days.
Does anyone know of any good routines or places to start with working on flexibility?
I just do a very basic stretching routine before working out and I've noticed tremendous improvement already in a few months. When I was first getting started I followed a lot of what this guy does. As time goes on I just stretch the muscles that feel tight and what muscles I'm working out that day.
Makes sense. I do a quick dynamic stretching warm up which I think is good for warming up but I haven't really seen any flexibility gains from it.
Thanks for the link I'll check it out!
Hate to be a basic bitch, but Yoga works for me. I have a 30min video from youtube for every day of the week, done usually after I do a run or a walk.
I use mostly this channel , and here's a playlist of theirs with 64 videos of various length that are supposed to train your flexibility. I like how all the advertisement stuff is at the end of the video so there's no fucking about before the action starts.
Awesome thanks!
I've actually been considering just getting into yoga because it's kinda already a set thing I can just dive into. That way i don't have to figure out some flexibility regime on my own
I thought i couldn't touch my toes because i was inflexible, it turns out i couldn't touch my toes because I'm full of gas
Physical therapist gave me a ton of leg stretches and stuff to do. I also do back and shoulder/arm stretches and a 10 minute medium to fast pace walk on a treadmill beforehand to warm my leg muscles up. Never stretch "cold" as you muscles need to warm/loosen up a bit before you go head first into stretching. I notice a significant difference in flexibility and pain when I warm up first. My routine takes around 40 minutes and I try to do it 5 days a week but not always. I definitely wouldn't lift on a day without stretching first. I used to not because I had been told it can actually lead to injury as it can weaken muscles but then I hurt myself and say a physical therapist and they told me that's dumb and I should always stretch. So not I do and I haven't messed myself up again as of yet.