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8 Minute Stretching Routine For People Who AREN’T Flexible!

Tone and Tighten · 8:56

In this practice

Key teachings

  • Gradual flexibility improvement
  • Tension and pain relief through stretching
  • Safe and simple movement for all levels

Ideal for

  • Beginners
  • Individuals with limited flexibility
  • Those feeling tight or stiff
  • Post-workout recovery
  • Desk workers

Lesson

Instructions

Follow-along total-body stretching routine to decrease tightness and improve flexibility! Dr Jared Beckstrand leads you through 8 minutes of stretching exercises that are perfect for beginners, after a workout, or if you generally feel “tight” or “stiff”!

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Have you ever searched for “stretching routines” or “stretching exercises” here on YouTube?

I mean - I understand the importance of stretching as well as anybody, but I don’t feel like you should have to be a yoga master to do it and enjoy it!

Even some of the “beginner” routines out there are way too complex!

That’s why in this video I wanted to share with you a simple-to-follow 8-minute stretching routine that ANYONE can do at home to improve overall flexibility and mobility.

You won’t find any crazy positions or complex transitions in this video… just some simple stretches designed to decrease tension and pain in all the major muscles and across all the major joints in your entire body.

This is the perfect routine to increase your range of motion, cool down after a workout, or decrease tension and pain that comes from long hours working at a desk.

Hopefully by the end of the routine you feel loosened up, stretched out, and more mobile than when you started.

So clear a little room on the floor and let’s get to work!

STRETCHING EXERCISES FOR BEGINNERS

0:00 INTRODUCTION 0:25 LUMBAR ROTATION 1:34 SUPINE HAMSTRING 2:34 PIRIFORMIS 3:34 HIP FLEXOR 4:04 KNEELING HAMSTRING 5:34 UPPER BACK ROTATION 6:34 CHILD’S POSE 7:04 EXTENSION 7:34 UPPER TRAPS 8:34 DON’T MISS THIS

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Steps

  • Lumbar Rotation
  • Supine Hamstring Stretch
  • Piriformis Stretch
  • Hip Flexor Stretch
  • Child's Pose

Benefits

  • Decreased muscle tightness
  • Improved overall flexibility
  • Increased range of motion
  • Reduced tension and pain
  • Enhanced mobility

Practice summary

Level
beginner
Duration
8 minutes
Equipment
yoga mat
Target areas
full bodylower backhamstringshipsglutesupper backneck
Energy
calming

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