Results For Category: "stretching"

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?…

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…

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…

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,…
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…
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…
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…