Stretching


Posted by milestogo on January 30th 2008 to Flexibility Digg! this story! Digg! this story.

Basic stretching focusing on hamstrings and low back.  Still can’t touch my toes.

Workout:

  • Type: Flexibility
  • Date: 01/30/2008
  • Time: 22:00:00
  • Total Time: 00:25:00.00

One Response to “Stretching”

  1. gardenmentor
    January 31st, 2008 | 8:31 am

    If you’re doing a standing forward bend and working toward your toes, try not to get too hung up in the hamstrings. Some of the stretch comes from your uppper body. To help get to a point where you can touch your toes and can touch your knees with your nose, try doing some of the forward bend with your knees bent. This will help release the hamstrings at the sits-bones attachement. Also, when you’re in the forward bend, try holding your elbows “I Dream of Genie” style & hang forward. This can help you release your low back and “melt” forward in the bend.

    Better yet…take a yoga class with a real instructor to help you!

    (It took me years to be able to touch my toes, and I’m still working on improving!)