Markus
Level 1 Valued Member
Hi,
as I've gotten so much great advice here on this forum already, I would like to ask you another question about stretching and flexibility where I feel a little lost at the moment.
A few days ago I had my lower back checked by a doctor as I feel a little unstable from time to time combined with a little pain and I just wanted to double check that doing S&S is fine. He fully agreed with me doing it, but said that my sacroiliac joint seems to be displaced from time to time which can cause some minor problems. He showed me some good ways to fix this, but besides that noted that my overall flexibility is ... well ... not so good it actually took me some time to be ready for swings and now that is fine, but I think there is a lot of things I could improve to save my back and hips better in the future.
My question now is where to start. I already got "Super joints" and really like it and have done some of the easier exercises every day for quite a while now. But as I want to improve my flexibility seriously (maybe be able to do splits in the end), I bought "Relax into stretch" as well which I also like very much. However, I actually feel a little lost right now, as I don't know where to start and how often to do which of the exercises besides my S&S training. My problem, I think, is that there are really a bunch of exercises in the books which I just cannot do with my current level of flexibility. Is it true to say that these books are meant more for people who already have reached a certain level of flexibility and not for people who really have unflexible hips and backs and maybe a not so well posture at all?
What do you suggest for people who are really beginners in the field of flexibility?
Really looking forward to your ideas and thank you very much!
as I've gotten so much great advice here on this forum already, I would like to ask you another question about stretching and flexibility where I feel a little lost at the moment.
A few days ago I had my lower back checked by a doctor as I feel a little unstable from time to time combined with a little pain and I just wanted to double check that doing S&S is fine. He fully agreed with me doing it, but said that my sacroiliac joint seems to be displaced from time to time which can cause some minor problems. He showed me some good ways to fix this, but besides that noted that my overall flexibility is ... well ... not so good it actually took me some time to be ready for swings and now that is fine, but I think there is a lot of things I could improve to save my back and hips better in the future.
My question now is where to start. I already got "Super joints" and really like it and have done some of the easier exercises every day for quite a while now. But as I want to improve my flexibility seriously (maybe be able to do splits in the end), I bought "Relax into stretch" as well which I also like very much. However, I actually feel a little lost right now, as I don't know where to start and how often to do which of the exercises besides my S&S training. My problem, I think, is that there are really a bunch of exercises in the books which I just cannot do with my current level of flexibility. Is it true to say that these books are meant more for people who already have reached a certain level of flexibility and not for people who really have unflexible hips and backs and maybe a not so well posture at all?
What do you suggest for people who are really beginners in the field of flexibility?
Really looking forward to your ideas and thank you very much!