My lower-body flexability is dreadful, what should I do about it?!


Question: My lower-body flexability is dreadful, what should I do about it!?
Also, I'm a runner (5-6 times/week)!. Will I lose power/stamina if I improve my flexability too much!? Any advice needs to work around/compliment the running!.Www@Answer-Health@Com


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Mine are the same way!.!.!.
I went and got a FIT for my wife!.!.!.and they have flexibility exercises on there!.!.!.yoga mostly but not only are you building strength!.!.!.
You are improving your flexibility I was not a believer until Nintendo put me to the test!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Increasing your felxi, won't decrease but increase your power and stamina, and even endurance!. Prime example is people who stretch usually left alot more when lifting weights!.

Anyway, do basic leg stretchs; hurdler stretch and knees, and toe touchs sitting, standing, appart, and closed!. And you'll be fine!.

I'd suggest doing warm up running!.!.

Yoga is fine and all but a waste of time if your just a casual runner staying in shape and such, and is a waste of money, because all you need to do is stretch!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

just because you are a runner, doesn't mean you can do anything else!. You should do some other things to help you out with you flexibility!. Stretch for 10 minutes a day!. And it wont make you loose your running capability, but increase it!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

Just stretch,do some yoga or somthing!.You will find some yoga vids on youtube!.

EDIT:Yeah anthony yog is really good man,i didnt belive until i tried it and my body felt amazing afterwards i had a clear mind and my back felt like it had been reborn and was good as newWww@Answer-Health@Com

Take a yoga class!. That will help! I ran track in high school and took yoga, and no it should not impact your performance!. If anything it might make you faster, but I can't see how it would slow you down!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

stretch a little every day
start with what your capable of and hold it for 8 seconds, then the next day go a little further and a little more the next day
in no time you should have better flexibilityWww@Answer-Health@Com

yoga is a great way to improve your flexibility!. i i took a yoga class a few years ago and was much improved after!. good luck!Www@Answer-Health@Com

do stretches every day, just in front of the TV !.!. look up on the Internet what the best stretches are for improving lower body flexability!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

not at all infact new reshearch has proved that stretching will increase strength in the muscles this will inturn improve power and performance!!Www@Answer-Health@Com

Yoga will give you flexibility but should also give you core strength!.Www@Answer-Health@Com

consistent strecthing exercises, I had this problem too just keep strecthing for 3 weeks consistenly you will see the results trust meWww@Answer-Health@Com

yoga i know that sounds odd there is another thing that will help
but my brain wont work its a form of yoga thoughWww@Answer-Health@Com

stretchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhWww@Answer-Health@Com

take a kung fu class!Www@Answer-Health@Com

do yogaWww@Answer-Health@Com





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