Ever wanted to get more agile, or impress your friends with your lithe skills? These tips will help you reach your goal, although it is not possible to become more flexible overnight in fact, with time and consistency you will achieve excellent results.
Steps
Step 1. When you wake up, do some stretching exercises to stretch your body
Shake your legs and arms, do a couple of hops, in a few minutes you will feel completely awake.
Step 2. Have a good breakfast
Before starting your workout, make sure you start the day right by eating a healthy breakfast.
Step 3. Don't lie down lazily without doing anything
Instead of watching TV, playing games on your computer or phone, do something productive, such as a jog, bike ride, or exercise on the treadmill or elliptical. This will help you loosen your muscles and improve blood circulation.
Step 4. Start stretching
Stretch your arms. Overlap one arm to your chest and stretch it outward for 10 seconds, then bring it over your head, with your hand facing the opposite shoulder, and hold the position for 15 seconds.
Step 5. Back
Lie down and cross one leg over the other without taking your back off the ground. Hold the position for 30 seconds.
Step 6. Legs
Bring your heels towards your buttocks and hold the position, with the help of one hand, for 15 seconds. If you can't keep a good balance, put your other hand on a chair.
Step 7. Do these exercises in the morning, daily, then try splits or leg extensions
Advice
- As you prepare in the morning, or any free time of day, rest your leg on a raised platform as you bring your body forward. By performing frequent and constant stretches you will be able to become more flexible and faster.
- Wear comfortable clothes to be more flexible.
- Drink plenty of water and avoid carbonated, high-sugar drinks as they contain empty carbohydrates. They are able to energize you in the short term but make you feel tired and listless soon after.
- Use the stairs to prepare for training or to stretch!
- Breakfast. Find the right balance of carbohydrates, proteins and fats, and stay away from sugars and simple carbohydrates. Prefer fiber (oats, wholemeal bread, vegetables and fruit), proteins (egg whites, tuna, lean meat, cottage cheese) and healthy fats (extra virgin olive oil, egg yolk, dried fruit, omega 3). Do not forget the vitamins, so as not to have to take them through supplements, try to eat local and seasonal ingredients to ensure a good supply of minerals and vitamins.
- Sit on the floor and keep your legs straight in front of you. After that, try touching your toes with your fingers; if the exercise is too easy for you, try touching your knees with your head. Initially you may not be able to perform these movements, but over time, as you become more flexible, they will gradually become easier.
- Drink green tea, without adding lemon or honey. Any variety of tea will do, but green tea is known for its health properties, as is white tea. In the evening, try drinking rooibos or another variety of decaf tea.
- Do all your exercises every day.
