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6 Tips to Make the Dreaded Middle Split more Bearable

6 Tips to Make the Dreaded Middle Split more Bearable

How to do a full middle split without pain through targeted strengthening and mobility

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Tight Hips? Alternatives to Rolling out Your IT Band

Tight Hips? Alternatives to Rolling out Your IT Band

Rolling out the iliotibial tract is painful but not necessarily helpful. Other techniques can better improve hip flexibility

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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What Should I Feel When I am Stretching?

What Should I Feel When I am Stretching?

Should stretching be painful? How do I know if I am stretching enough or too much? How to listen to your body in stretches

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How to Warm Up for Flexibility Training

How to Warm Up for Flexibility Training

Warming up is more than just a few jumping jacks or toe touches, it is a vital part of flexibility training

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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What is Active Flexibility Training

What is Active Flexibility Training

Active Range of Motion is your combined strength, flexibility, and control for useable mobility

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
Muscle Imbalances: About Janda Syndromes

Muscle Imbalances: About Janda Syndromes

There is a relationship between tight muscles and sleepy muscles that can affect your flexibility training

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Body Heat and Back Warmers

Body Heat and Back Warmers

Why it is important to keep your body heat higher than usual when training flexibility fitness

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Fit & Bendy Tips: Omega Fatty Acids

Fit & Bendy Tips: Omega Fatty Acids

The supplement I recommend for flexibility training

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Advanced Backbend Training: Pressure on the Neck in Chest Stand

Advanced Backbend Training: Pressure on the Neck in Chest Stand

A few tips for avoiding neck pain in advanced backbending poses like chest stand or locust pose

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Flexibility Training Recommended Reading

Flexibility Training Recommended Reading

Two of my favorite kinesiology and anatomy books that every flexibility enthusiast should read

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Flexibility Training Tool Tip: Journaling your Journey

Flexibility Training Tool Tip: Journaling your Journey

Using a training journal can help your flexibility training stay on track through all the ups and downs

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Positively Bendy: 10 Insights to Help Keep the Joy in Your Flexibility Training

Positively Bendy: 10 Insights to Help Keep the Joy in Your Flexibility Training

Flexibility training inevitably has it's challenges. How can we stay positive and motivated when training gets tough?

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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