Flexibility Pearls
Standing split. What is it and how to do it?
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Standing split. What is it and how to do it? A standing split refers to any position where the legs are in a 180-degree line from each other or the hips are opened 280 degrees and the person is standing.A...
Side Split: 9 Flexibility Training Mistakes. What Is Preventing You From Getting Your Full 180 Degree Side Split.
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Flexibility training mistakes you are currently making that are preventing you from doing a 180-degree side split. What is preventing you from getting your full split? Is it the training frequency? Improper warmup? Random flexibility training? Or is it something...
Layback spin in figure skating: Technical Breakdown.
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Layback Spin in Figure Skating: Technical Breakdown. Layback Spin, is a Figure Skating technique that closely resembles an Arabesque or a Back Attitude in Dance. Let's take a look at biomechanical and kinesiological breakdown of this technique. By bending backward,...
Hip Flexors: The Definitive Guide.
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Learn what to do. What to avoid doing. And How to properly stretch your Hip Flexors Hip flexors, Everything you wanted to know about the Hip Flexors. We get questions about the hip flexors quite often so we've decided to...
I spin figure skating
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What is an I spin in figure skating. An I spin in Figure Skating is when a Figure Skater flexes the hip with a straight leg and lifts the leg in front, holding the foot or the skates with the...
Does stretching help you lose weight?
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Does stretching help you lose weight? Stretching can help you lose weight depending on what type of stretching you do from the regular stretching point of view. Mobility exercises and dynamic stretching will burn more calories and thus will be...
Pancake Stretch: Everything you ever wanted to know about this forward bend in straddle position also known as Kurmasana or the Tortoise Pose in Yoga.
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What is a Pancake Stretch? A Pancake Stretch is when a person is sitting on the floor with straight legs spread partially apart. The legs are not together as in a full forward bend or double hamstring stretch. The legs...
Does squatting work hamstrings?
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It depends on what kind of squat you do. Does squatting work hamstrings? The short answer is: It depends on what kind of squat you do. How flexible your ankles are when doing a squat. Do the heels stay on...