Results For Category: "stretching"
August 3, 2022
Tight Hip Flexor Relief
Get Some Relief for Your Tight Hip Flexors Do your hip flexors feel chronically tight no matter how much you stretch them?…
August 31, 2021
Pre-run warm-ups
Step out on the right foot Last month I wrote about strength training exercises that are great to add to your running…
July 2, 2017
Hey bendy people! Managing hypermobility for circus (part two)
“You mean push-ups don’t have to feel horrible?” She looked so relieved. Welcome back for part two! (Here’s a link to part…
August 22, 2016
Things that have me rethinking flexibility, mobility and stretching: breathing for better circus
Let’s begin with a brief recap of part one. Stretching can be an effective way of improving flexibility. (Sort of). Of course,…
June 18, 2016
Dear Circus Artist/Athletes, Please Stop Doing This Stretch
For some of you, this may be difficult to hear. I know you like this one and it probably feels satisfyingly good…it’s…
April 6, 2016
Finding your Front Splits (part 2)
In Finding your Front Splits (part 1) I wrote about how to improve your split flexibility with various static stretches. In part 2, I am…
February 13, 2016
Why do we stretch this way?
A little over a year ago, a friend recommended I read Simon Sinek’s book, Start with Why: How Great Leaders Inspire Everyone to…
To stretch or not to stretch: hypermobility and aerials
Most of the time, those of us who have fallen in love with aerials and/or flying trapeze find ourselves engaged in an…