Hi Everyone:
Does anyone have any suggestions on increasing flexibility? It seems that everytime I start increasing the swimming and weights I loose flexibility. I've never been much into stretching, but I need it! Any good books or videos out there? How about Yoga?:rolleyes:
Thank you Janis, Xdeth, pbsaurus and Matt S. :)
I'm off in search of a good Yoga class and some type of stretching video(s). I've tried the fraid knots that Janis talks about, but like Matt S, I think an organized class will be easier to sustain. I will also try to increase my warm up as Xdeth mentioned, and work on my distance per stroke during warm up. Unfortunately I have a feeling that like pbsaurus I will always be somewhat inflexible compared to others.
I tried several yoga classes a number of years ago. What I found, at that time, was that there were several different types of yoga. I have no clue of the names of the different types. The three types I tried were as follows (1) doing lots of push ups and stretches (at the gym that I belonged to), (2) just doing relaxing stretching, (3) intense stretching in a room with the heat turned way up.
I've enjoyed trying to do the postures (I believe that is what they are called). I didn't particularly care for the push ups and stretches at the gym.
What types of yoga have you tried? Do you think one type works better over another?
Thank you Janis, Xdeth, pbsaurus and Matt S. :)
I'm off in search of a good Yoga class and some type of stretching video(s). I've tried the fraid knots that Janis talks about, but like Matt S, I think an organized class will be easier to sustain. I will also try to increase my warm up as Xdeth mentioned, and work on my distance per stroke during warm up. Unfortunately I have a feeling that like pbsaurus I will always be somewhat inflexible compared to others.
I tried several yoga classes a number of years ago. What I found, at that time, was that there were several different types of yoga. I have no clue of the names of the different types. The three types I tried were as follows (1) doing lots of push ups and stretches (at the gym that I belonged to), (2) just doing relaxing stretching, (3) intense stretching in a room with the heat turned way up.
I've enjoyed trying to do the postures (I believe that is what they are called). I didn't particularly care for the push ups and stretches at the gym.
What types of yoga have you tried? Do you think one type works better over another?
