Hamstrings 20150224

It's been a few days since I started practicing the exercises. I do see some improvement in my flexibity. When I walk, moving the legs are easier. During Pilates class, I could stand and reach my toes and touch the ground with part of my palms....after the routine, I can sit and reach forward till I hold on to the middle of my foot. However, my Flexibilty becomes lesser the next morning....let's see if there is further improvement as time passes.

Hamstrings 20150221

Last night was the second day of practicing my hamstrings exercises. This morning I feel a slight soreness at the hamstrings and the gluts. But the soreness is not like the one I feel after a tough Pilates or yoga session. It's is very mild.

After my workout last night, I was a little more flexible. I could bend forward and hold on to my middle foot with my hands. Not fingertips. My hands. However this morning I wasn't that flexible any more. It was back to just fingertips touching the tips of my toes. 

I'm not sure if these exercises can lengthen and provided long term Flexibilty or just temporary. Nevertheless, I'm going to practice regularly and see if there is a any change.

Hamstrings 20150220

I finally bought the video for stretching the hamstrings. I must admit that i am a little skieptical for now. When I first ran the video on Wednesday and then practiced it, i wasn't sure that I was doing it right. I didn't feel any soreness at all. Was I using the right muscles? The next day I had forgotten the exercises again but had no time to set up the computer to watch it. 2 of the exercises were very similar. Last night I used another hour to watch the video again and practiced again. Today I am feeling a very slight soreness but It's the lower legs that feel it and not really the hamstrings. 

Let's see if there are any results in the days to come. I will try to update my progress here. If it works I will progress  to splits and other stretches too.

Splits And Hamstrings

I found another program for doing splits and the criteria before doing splits is to work on the hamstrings first. They asked me if I could touch my toes and I said the best I could do is to touch the tips of my toes with my fingertips. Wtih that I was adviced to try the level 2 hamstrings program....and getting to splits require months of practice. It cannot be done overnight. Yes, yes....patience and perseverance...I'm not sure if I will really get there but I plan to journal about my road to splits like how I do with my steps program. I plan to get the video only after I finish another project and that would be like 1 to 2 weeks from now. Till my next blog entry...

Should I try splits?

I've been practicing yin yoga and gravity yoga for a while I don't have much results and occasionally, my inner knee gets hurt. 2 days ago I found this website from elastic steel that focuses on strength and flexibilty training through YouTube. I tried some of his warmup exercises and I'm tempted to get his video. I'm still considering as I don't want it to end up as another waste of money. I still believe in yinyoga but I think I lack the warm ups and loosening exercises which yinyoga doesn't teach. I'm still considering. It would be so nice to be flexible and strong and destress by getting into a split or some position like straddle pose and rest and meditate like that. Should I or should I not? Please help me decide....

Steps 20150203

Another record time today. Woo HOO!