Flexibility Pearls — back extension

Layback spin in figure skating: Technical Breakdown.
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
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,...

Mid back stretches. How to do mid back stretches and what are mid back stretches?
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
If you want to get the most benefit out of stretching your middle back, you have to know what your goal is of working on your middle back. Do you have middle back pain that you want to alleviate? Do...

Neck Pain? Neck Stiffness? Headaches? This may be the reason why…
Posted by Paul Zaichik on
I have noticed a pattern between tight shoulders, tight shoulder girdle muscles with neck pain or neck stiffness and headaches. The goal of this article is to get you to pay attention to your body and check thiscorrelation for yourself...

Reach For It: Advancing Your Back and Shoulder Flexibility
Posted by EasyFlexibility Team on
How did last week go? Are your shoulders feeling more open? Have you been able to grab your foot behind you at all, or made any progress that way? Make sure you are all caught up by reading last week's...

Reach For It: Troubleshooting Back and Shoulder Flexibility
Posted by EasyFlexibility Team on
By now, you have probably tried last week’s exercise. How is your Pigeon or Dancer Pose coming along? Did you have any issues with it or see any improvements? If you struggled to see any improvement, here are some tips...

Troubleshoot Your Butterfly Stretch
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Recently we discussed the applications of Zaichik Stretching Principles to the Butterfly Stretch. (If you missed the article click here to read it). We received numerous replies from people who tried the techniques and were happy to see their Butterfly get...