Flexibility Pearls — kinesiological stretch
Full-body stretching routine for flexibility
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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...
Stretching before sleep. Yes, or no?
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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...
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...
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,...
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...
Stretching vs Yoga. Yoga vs Stretching. Is Yoga stretching?
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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...
Everything you ever wanted to know about the Over Splits
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Everything you ever wanted to know about the Over Splits. If you're looking for information on how to do an oversplit, when to do an over split, or how long will it take to get an over split. You probably...