Basically, flexibility is the range of motion through which muscles or muscle groups can be stretched. The larger this ROM, the more flexible you are, and the more pressure you’re taking off your joints and tendons, which are put under stress while you exercise or just go about your day.
That would be reason enough to focus on flexibility training, but it also feels great. And Flex Flow from Nike head trainer and yoga teacher Traci Copeland is no exception.
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“I’m giving you some tools you can use on your own so you can help your body feel good and move better,” Copeland says of the individual components of this 15-minute routine. One thing to note about flexibility training: “It’s less about speed and more about control,” says Copeland in the video, “and allowing yourself to go deeper each time.”
Taking the time to start your day with this yoga routine would certainly be a helpful way to wake up your body, but as Copeland also points out, these moves are “great to do anytime, especially after a long day of sitting where you’re zipping her body”. spine, or if you have been on your feet all day. Throughout the class, Copeland will help you stretch your inner thighs, hips, hamstrings, and lower back, as well as your shoulders, all areas that tend to be tight from the strain of lifestyles that involve a lot of sitting.
When you’re ready, grab a mat and hit play on the video above. Don’t forget to breathe, focus and enjoy.
