Flexibility Pearls – EasyFlexibility
Menu

Flexibility Pearls

Back stretching vs back bending vs back pain training. What’s the difference?

Back stretching vs back bending vs back pain training. What’s the difference?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

When someone says that they're looking for a back program, sometimes they are looking for a back bending program, sometimes they are looking for a back stretching program, and sometimes they're looking for a back pain release program. And there are also cases when, people are looking for a tilt program, such as anterior pelvic tilt or posterior pelvic tilt, where the lower back is too rounded or too straight. And every so often people ask for a program for their upper back, but what they are really looking for is to improve their posture.

Read more →

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...

Read more →

six pictures of girls doing back stretching in different positions

Lower back strength requirement in short ranges, in an Arabesque position, for dancers in various age groups.

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Arabesque is one of the basic positions in Dance, Cheerleading, Figure Skating and certain other sports and fitness performance activities.Today I'd like to discuss an observational study regarding the lower back strength in adult dancers. Over the years, people who...

Read more →

hree turnout position pictures

Dancers! Is your uneven turnout causing you pain, injuries, and decreased performance?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Uneven turnout in ballet or in various styles of dance, means that one hip is able to rotate outward more than the other.

Read more →

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...

Read more →

One young woman doing a frog split and another young woman doing a side split

Frog Splits: Do Frog Splits Help with Middle Splits?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

Frog splits. Do these splits help with the middle split? The short answer is that the frog splits will help you with a middle split, but doing a frog split does not guarantee that you can do a middle split...

Read more →

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...

Read more →

two muscle animation pictures doing a side split

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

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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...

Read more →

A compilation of standing side splits

Standing split. What is it and how to do it?

Posted by Paul Zaichik on

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...

Read more →