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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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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...

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Flexibility Training Program: Is it most beneficial standalone or with other fitness activities? [Case Study]

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When I do my EasyFlexibility programs can I also do other fitness programs in one training session, at the same time? The question that often comes up is “When I do my EasyFlexibility programs can I also do other fitness...

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A figure Skater doing a layback spin on ice

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,...

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A figure skater doing an I spin on Ice.

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...

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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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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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