When building a stretch routine that will guarantee you relief, increased flexibility, and better health, there 2 important things to remember. One, start with light tension on tight muscles, meaning start where ever you are at with your flexibility, no matter what that may look like. Second, start now and be consistent to reap and keep the benefits. As, you spend time stretching with the basic stretches to the more advanced or deeper stretches, you will learn exactly which stretches will benefit you the most and how to do them in a way that will provide you with the greatest impact for your time.
In this video, I will show you an example of HOW to BUILD a STRETCH ROUTINE that GUARANTEES RELIEF and BETTER HEALTH.
Here is the transcript of the video
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Now, remember this is one where we’re building from the feet up. So the feet is causing the initial tension. We’re making it go through the center section that we’re focusing on here and here (hips, low back, legs), and then we’re adding the other component. We’re building it up to the hand to increase that whole body (side) stretch so that we’re getting something great here and something great here and wherever you’re at, that’s where the progress is. Your progress is not with somebody else’s routine. Your progress is with your routine. So if you start where you’re at and over time, go to the next level, you’re doing everything you can be doing for your health. You’re not missing out on one thing at all, by not doing it the way somebody else is doing it. For these couple stretches, you could start with this one. You could start with your leg low (on a low step on your stair case, with your leg straight, but slightly bent at the knee) and lean into it, (leg) out to the side and lean into it, which we’re still leaning straight, or you can lean to the side can lean straight or into the side.
You can add the arm (to get a deeper, fuller stretch down the whole side, during a side stretch). Now, remember, this is one where we’re building from the feet up (foot out to your side). So the feet is causing the initial tension. We’re making it go through the center section (side of your hip) that we’re focusing on here and here, and then we’re adding the other component. We’re building it up to the hand to increase that whole body stretch so that we’re getting something great here and something great (all along the side of the body and a leg stretch) here. Start again (on the other side). If you’re here, you can go here. That’s all it takes. You could put your foot on the first step of your stairway. You could put your foot on the first step of your porch, or you can make a little footstool. If you have a little footstool, it could be there, but make sure you know, it’s stable and you’re holding on to something. Then your next thing may be your second step. Then your third thing, the third step or your fourth step. So remember go forward (1st towards your leg, take the forward, stretch out first and check the side stretch and then add the upper body component. Now, we could do the same across (bring the leg across your body) our body can almost call this one a’clock straight down and then up beautiful, straight down once again. First step, second step. And up, then third step, obviously, the more you go up, the deeper you get into the hip flexors, posterior and wherever you’re at, that’s where the progress is. Your progress is not with somebody else’s routine. Your progress is with your routine. So if you start where you’re at and over time go to the next level, you’re doing everything you can be doing for your health. You’re not missing out on one thing at all, by not doing it the way somebody else is doing it.
I appreciate the opportunity to make these videos. Not just that you may have something that helps you get a breakthrough that gives you the health you want for the life, that that you’re excited to live and enjoy. But also when I take the time out here, I’m learning new things for myself. Some of these things on these videos I’ve never done before, but just taking the time to be here and make them and think about how the body works and think about how to make it work better, leads to new exercises and new ways to remove blockages in my health, maybe a tight muscle somewhere or an old injury somewhere or something that’s going to help a joint move a little better, or our muscles become more flexible or help my body be more functional to do all the activities I love to do. And sometimes that wouldn’t have been possible if I didn’t find that next stretch or be encouraged to get out here and make that next video or be encouraged to go and do that workout. And every time I show up, I’m always surprised either by something new that shows up or an area that I find that I can help. So that was awesome.
And then the other one (a lung stretch for the front leg hip and hip flexors of the back leg) is we’ll do some stretches for this inside area here. So right when I’m pushing this way, I’m really putting the tension here, but this is what I’m really stretching down through here too. They’re stretched. They’re really get the front, really get the hips Level to get in a little deeper. And if I’m up here and I want to get a little extra stretch, I dropped that knee down and that really start adds attention to there if you need it right. Remember where you’re at, it’s the best place to be.
Oh, Remember to stick around. You never know if I’ll remember another exercise or stretch or a new one will be created and then drop that down. Like just that subtle difference and dropping that knee down for somebody who needs that, that’s going to bring them the tension that they’re looking for. But if you already have the tension light tension, that’s already the goal. You don’t need that other stuff. You just need the light, light, stretching, the relaxing, the taking the breath and taking the space if it gives it to you, just take where you’re at one step further, or put in the work so that where you’re at can go one step further. That’s probably a better way of saying it.
Very good. So make sure when you do those stretches, you’re starting where you’re at putting light tension, breathing, relaxing, taking space, if your body gives it to you and having some consistency so that muscle can restore health and flexibility so you can start to feel better. If for any reason there’s still something in the way from you getting to where you want to go, it could be a joint, it could be an imbalance. It could be something maybe you haven’t seen that maybe I have seen before because we’ve helped thousands of people with different problems. So in that experience, I may be able to find that one stretch or that one adjustment or that one thing that you’re missing that helps you put it all together, so that everything you’re doing can go further and you can have the health you want, to live the life you deserve.