Flexibility Pearls

Supporting flexibility with strength How much resistance to use and how many reps to perform In the EasyFlexibility system flexibility exercises called ZST or Zaichik Stretching Techniques are supported by retention exercises. The retention exercises are broken up into two...

Should each muscle be stretched for the same length of time? In EasyFlexibility time is measured by the number of leverage-target pairs. So when someone would say I held this stretch five seconds or I held that stretch for 10...

Does flexibility in one muscle influence flexibility in another muscle? The answer is obvious but a lot of people new to flexibility ask this question. Also sometimes the articles that we write are misinterpreted. For example, people ask if I...

What is the difference between a side split or center split with toes up or toes forward? To start with we can say that for most people the structure of the hip joint will not allow someone to simply do...

Your Muscles understand “Please” and “Thank you”! Learn how to say it to them and you will become more flexible very fast! Let’s explore what is “Please” and what is “Thank you” How do you say please to your muscles...

Which hamstrings stretching techniques should you start with? The Zaichik Stretching Techniques (ZST’s) called ~Peace~, is responsible for thousands upon thousands of flexible hamstrings around the world. ~Peace~ targets both the medial and the lateral hamstrings, and takes advantage of...

Pectineus ZST (Zaichik Stretching Technique) is often confused with the Tensor Fascia Latae ZST. The difference is not very subtle. It’s visible but amongst so many ZST’s in different positions of the body one has to understand why Tensor fascia...

Most people would say that the hips squared front split is more challenging although some people would say that the open front split it more challenging. Of course everybody goes by their own personal experience and for most people the...

When teaching hamstring flexibility techniques most Yoga teachers simply place the strap under the sole of the foot. And this is used in various positions such as sitting and supine. Strap under the sole of the foot works in Yoga...