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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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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 woman lying in bed stretching before sleep

Stretching before sleep. Yes, or no?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Stretching before sleep. Yes, or no? It is important to understand what this question is asking. This is not a question about whether stretching before sleep is beneficial to your flexibility. This is a question about if stretching is beneficial...

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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.

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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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A man is stretching a woman’s hamstring in isometric stretching in a park.

Isometric Stretching Exercises vs Other Types of Stretching Exercises

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

What is isometric stretching? Isometric stretching is when a contraction of the muscle targeted is combined with a static stretch. For example, you place your foot on a chair to stretch your hamstrings. When you feel the stretch in your...

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women in yoga studio doing hamstrings stretch with words yoga vs stretching

Stretching vs Yoga. Yoga vs Stretching. Is Yoga stretching?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Stretching vs Yoga. Yoga vs Stretching. Is Yoga stretching? Stretching is Yoga, right? And Yoga is stretching. There are still people who believe that. And all it means is how much exposure someone had to Yoga and how much exposure...

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