Stretching Hard or Hardly Stretching? Use Your Hips!

[gnostie]

Very nice video, thank you!

[mersylla]

Hi there, this video was instructional. I have been stretching wrong for a month now, and for some reason stretching my inner thighs would really hurt, a deep nasty pain. Could it be because my back would be arched all along ? Also I just tried butterfly stretch keeping my back still, and I actually couldn't, my back would still be slightly arched and I couldn't bend forward at all. Do I have to keep at it anyway ?

[sayian2k]

Damn its crazy how flexible you guys are

n how wrong i have been stretching

[SooDiStUrB3d]

O___o Kumiko is soo flexible. ^^ Thanks guys.

[RelativelyHostile1]

I bend my back and do it wrong but i thought thats just how you start off, i thought once you are more flexible, then u can do it with a straight back :/ oterwise i feel i'll never be able to become flexible

[iwannaplaycs]

0:10 Ashton Kutcher!

[GuamKomudo]

Hello, thank you so much for this video, it's very detailed and helpful for my stretching. I do Brazilian Jujitsu, and hip and leg flexability is VERY important, so I've been taklook for the best stretches and fell somewhat in love with Yoga haha I have a bit of an issue though. This back straight pose, in sitting forward bend SUCKS for me, I cannot even sit up straight like that without stretching why??? Looking back I slouched alot of the time. Is it just my back is REALLY inflexable?

[edubctown]

this is so so so sooooo much easier said than done. even after watching this, my lower back is still sore after stretching and my legs remain tight

[UGApplehead]

Thanks for taking the time to do these videos, they rally do help me, and i would imagine many others.

[crebuli]

shouldn't she have a tick not a circle?

[Martin716]

Wow, excellent video! I just realized that i've been doing it wrong for a long time. I do martial arts, but when I try to go down in the split my hips won't allow me to go any further than about 90-100 degrees. Thanks to this I now must try to engage my hips more in my stretches - I hope to see some results in the end of the summer at least. Thanks again for the helpful video!

[Eddietheallrounder]

I have great difficulty doing this as my back has a natural tendency to bend during stretches no matter how much i try to do otherwise....any tips?

[justinsavs]

@Eddietheallrounder

Okay, if your back has a tendency to do this, try raising your upper body up and then lean forward. If you have to, go to a mirror and look at yourself while trying to stretch.if your back starts to arch forward stop and go back and start over. the point of the stretch is to target your muscle and pull on it. not get your upper body down there. Don't worry about how far to go down as long as you feel a burn in the back of your hamstrings.

[Eddietheallrounder]

@justinsavs ok thanks a lot, i'll give that a try

[neekie5235]

OMG i've been stretching wrong all my life!!! no wonder as i get older i've been getting less and less flexible even though i "stretch"

it all makes sense now! but now that mean i have to start all over :(

[yogagarden]

@neekie5235 you're not alone, I didn't just make this video on a whim, it's the mistakes I've seen in thousands of students just like you. You're not alone, just get back to the mat and get it right from now on!

[RoderickBorst]

it almost looks like Kumiko upper and lower body arent joint together in the middle.Thats when you know someone is flexible, when it looks like they are made of rubber.

Im doin these kind of stretchin for kickboxing and i must say for someone my size (1m94, about120kg) im pretty flexible and hope to get better the coming year. Havent been doin it on a regular bases so i cant wait too see how flexible i get when i start doing it on a day to day bases.

[Filaxsan]

This helps a lot! Thank you so much! :D

[amarillo275]

Question on Seated Forward Bend and Wide Angle Forward Bend. I can only really bend from the hips by putting my hands on the floor or wall behind me and pushing my torso forward. If I don’t, I loose the forward tilt in my pelvis. Especially with Wide Angle Forward Bend. I can get about as far forward in the Seated Forward Bend as shown in the video. I’m not overweight. Any comments or advice? Does your book cover this?

[Saguairu]

Is it impossible to download?

Great video

[afy300]

I do wushu and have been trying to get my back straight like the lady in your video but i think mens backs physically just dont get that straight. i think its our hip structure. when i do leg raises...i can get my toe to my head whilst keeping my back straight, but sitting with my feet in front and stretching forward....i find it very hard to keep my back straight. if i keep it straight....then i would be sitting at a 90 degree angle and not really stretching forward. what do you think?

[yogagarden]

@afy300 There are differences between male and female hips, but I've seen guys do it with a straight back, so it's not impossible. Very rare though. Will think about this.

[marcuscole9]

thats my wife :D

[cheezewheel]

wow, that feels way better, I've done a lot of these wrong before, doing them right was humbling but also gave me a way better stretch. thanks for the tips :D

[masteringwushu]

excellent methodology, all this applies for Wushu stretching as well. 5 stars from masteringwushu . com

[SwordPlay2]

crap I've been doing it wrong

[sloppymantis]

Kumiko rules

[SilentRio]

Oh thanks again...

I actually had two hairs bands whilst sat at my desk. As a visual and touch learner this really helps.

Just realised I'm a cheat though, well a bit of a cheat at least

[bezerka]

stop being so happy! grr

[jordannrawls]

I'm in love with Yoga Garden videos. When can I come visit?! :) Thanks for sharing the great material and analogies! I am always anxious to share with my classes too!

[lucidmist]

Awesome knowledge!

[workerbee4]

that is very correct. she did a very good job. i was pleased. am i rambling

[WarpHedgehog]

I love this video thanks it helped a lot. And Kumiko is a cutie :)

[jchang28]

thanks for your video, really helped me find my stretching mistakes. Is it possible to show a video for beginners? how do I reach that level? any use of a strap? which exercise could go first?

[EmYoussif]

Patrick kinda looks like Nate berkus doesn't he ? o.O lol cute :D

[Demoras]

Dang, so flexible! I'm as flexible as a plank! :o Sometimes it seems so hopeless!

I usually just sit there not even bending forward, and yoouchh!

I will try stretching more...

[burglar93]

Brilliant! thank you, my seated forward bend has aleady improved!

[soccersquirt82]

This is great! Kind of embarrassing though, because when I put my toes back, that's as far as I can go. Hopefully I will get better soon.

[yogagarden]

If you practice there's no "hopefully" about it, you will get better. It's just physics!

[poiuyman12]

Very helpful.Anybody who sees this comment send me a friend request, i wil say yes

[foleymt]

thank you

[MOIISKA]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[Sensenwerk]

Thanx! : )

[masteringwushu]

very nice methodology! 5 stars from masteringwushu . com

[Arthurcarnell]

This certainly makes a lot of sense. Great video. I realize after all this time I have been stretching incorrectly and getting little results. Mostly due to misinformation and mimicing other people. THANKS FOR POSTING!!!

[damienmdk]

Very cool, I really enjoy these videos.

[chapin4443]

wow. this is actually very useful.

Thanks kumiko and other guy

ill keep this in mind as i do capoeira, and because of it i am very pro-stretching

[gwendolynbell]

Patrick, your toes crack me up.

Thanks for another inspiring video! Cool visuals. Heal your hips!

[Wontonmean]

Very useful tips and inspiring!

[mohsen789]

very helpful. thanks

[wolllfang]

Excellent videos. THanks so much for sharing!!

[deadwoodsweep]

Cool video, except that I get the feeling I look more like Mr. X than Miss O! : (

[3moonsyoga]

good work.