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two girls doing a true front split on the floor

Is Front Split Always Hamstrings Dominant?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Is Front Split always Hamstring dominant? The short answer is yes. It is very difficult to find someone who has a completely balanced True Front Split with a 50% flexibility coming from the front leg and 50% flexibility coming from...

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hree turnout position pictures

Dancers! Is your uneven turnout causing you pain, injuries, and decreased performance?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Uneven turnout in ballet or in various styles of dance, means that one hip is able to rotate outward more than the other.

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A woman overwhelmed by different full body stretching techniques

Full-body stretching routine for flexibility

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

How to stretch all the muscles in your body in one training session. Is this even possible? Full-body stretching routine for flexibility. How to stretch all the muscles in your body in one training session. Is this even possible? There...

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A figure skater doing an I spin on Ice.

I spin figure skating

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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...

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A woman doing cobra on the beach trying to lose weight by stretching.

Does stretching help you lose weight?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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...

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A Pancake Stretch demonstrated by a muscle figure

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...

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two pictures of a person doing a sit squat and a standing squat

Does squatting work hamstrings?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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...

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two pictures of young women doing back bending and forward bending on the floor on a studio

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...

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