So, yesterday I did Ashtanga yoga at work and it felt great. Hatha yoga Tuesday, and an unscheduled day off stretching on Wednesday, my shoulders have been so painful with the change in temperature here in England. After a little bit of shoulder mobility, chest stretching and recuperation I’m finding my shoulders have a fighting chance of a full recovery …
Today 22/01/2017…back bending day was serious fun today. I purchased a yoga wheel and used that, with not bad results to be honest. My bridge looks noticeably better today, so please give me some criticism as it will only make me better. I did shoulder and wrist mobility following my warm up. I also used my squat knee wraps today, …
yoga last night, with two 2 hour sessions on lower body previous to that I think. I tried to do a yoga headstand the other day, but hip flexors and hamstrings don’t allow me to get my ankles above my hips, so it’s something to work on. Today I took a couple of photos, but it’s a little difficult when …
First day after not stretching for a year.. Really excited to start working hard for 100 days. I know my back leg isn’t straight but it was hard enough to lift my hands up. 🙂
So, another day stretching went by quickly. Back bend feels great afters straps and assisted stretches. Side splits are obviously not going to be great, as it’s been 20 years since I could do them. Very tight on the inside of the knees, so I’m careful not to push my luck going too far. I’ll try and post something everyday, …
I feel like maybe my backbend has gotten taller! This was after a lot of warm-up, though (a few hours of pole + an active flexibility stretch session)
So, it’s day 2. Propped up on front splits, so I really could focus on having straight legs and added support helped too. I worked the side splits too, really enjoyed the variations for helping to get the side splits better. I wasn’t sure if I had to do one set on each variation, or a set on each. Should …
Decided, as a stiff man I want to join the challenge over the next 100 days. Unfortunately no pics until tomorrow, but I did just over an hour and ended with front split routine. Noticed the half lotus is tough for me, but in a doorway I got into a comfortable position and didn’t do bad on pigeon. With straight …
I haven’t been as disciplined with stretching as I’d like, but I’m working on getting into a habit of it. It’s hard to carve out enough time to properly warm up and stretch adequately. Also, I’ve been training pole and gaining muscle, which has made flexibility a bit more difficult. However, I’ve also learned a lot of new ways to stretch …
