Improving Flexibility

[Rootabager]

Yoga is pretty sweet.

[maniacut]

bump: the articles blackkeys linked to are really good. favorite them or something

[Boris]

Pheonix - as you get older (30+) it becomes way more important to warm up just a little bit before doing your normal sporting activity. You probably already realize this.

I also have problems with tightness in my hamstrings, upper thigh, lower back. Mostly because I'm strong like a friggin ox. I went to a licensed massage therapist last week and she WORKED my lower back. It was amazing how much it improved my flexibility in my hamstrings. Now I stretch every day and hope I don't tighten up too much.

[Ben86]

Phoenix what up man. Hope youre still running good. I have a similiar problem in my hamstrings, Im a soccer player and I stretch daily, and they are always just beyond tight. Feels like everyday they reset back to tight no matter what i do.

[Ron Burgundy]

Get a deep tissue massage like once a month or so. It'ill hurt like hell while you're getting an elbow rammed into your back/hips/abs/ whatever, but afterwards all the tightness will be gone. It's really amazing.

[onlinebeginner]

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Get a deep tissue massage like once a month or so. It'ill hurt like hell while you're getting an elbow rammed into your back/hips/abs/ whatever, but afterwards all the tightness will be gone. It's really amazing.

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this increases your flexibility?

[Thremp]

online,

It should. ART is designed to release "adhesions" in the muscle. I would imagine these inhibit flexibility a great deal as limited ROM causes some of the pain people feel around their joints.

[latefordinner]

i second yoga or pilates.

though really just doing 15 minutes of stretches every morning and night will do woners for your flexibility in a month or so.

[ElPhoenix]

Thanks for all the responses guys, really appreciate it