Hamstrings and splits 20150324

My progress has been slow with the splits but I am slightly better than the time when I could not do the dragon pose without blocks. My hips have definitely opened slightly but I'm still not quite there yet.i can now do the lunge without blocks but I've yet to get stronger. More practice required.

Hamstrings and Splits 20150316

My hamstrings workouts are so-so. I can reach my toes but the progress remains there. 

And I'm still a long way off to getting splits. I think I have more than 20 cm before I can reach the floor but I can balance on my hands while attempting the splits. Since I have not been consistent. I should not expect too much. But the lunge practices help me do grounding for my chakras which is good.

Meanwhile I attempted to use the camera kit to connect my fitbit dongle to ipad 2. Sadly it didn't work....:-( I need to sync data with my desktop.

Hamstrings and Splits 20150315

Yesterday I practiced after getting lazy for 2 days. Splits seems like a long way to go but the excerises help me sleep better compared to the nights when I didn't practice. I now combine both hamstrings and splits workout whenever I can practice.

Steps 20150315

I notice that my fitbit seems to record more steps than my traditional pedometer... I haven't try recording my sleep yet. I've set my daily goal to 5000 steps per day as this is just for healthy life style.

This is how the screen looks like below.

Steps 20150311

I finally bought this! My fitbit flex. 

I will still continue to use both trackers and compare them but I can only sync my fitbit during the weekends when I use my laptop.... Check it out....these are my old and new trackers side by side.

Steps 20150309

Today's reading. I have also ordered a fitbit flex which will be coming through the mail shortly.

Hamstrings 20150308

I did not practice for the past 3 days I notice that I've backslided a bit because I wasn't so flexible during Pilates class today. I need to take practice seriously again. Mate I will mix it with the splits exercises.

Splits 20150308

I have just bought the video for the true front splits program on Friday 6 March 2015. I only watched the video twice but I can't remember all the exercises by hard yet. I've written down the steps and I hope to start training soon. Let's see how it goes...

Hamstrings 20150305

So far I notice that for my one leg hamstrings stretch, I can touch my toes with my wrists but when I do the double hamstrings stretch also known as the forward bend, I can still touch my toes but not as far as with the single leg version. They have a separate training video for that. It's expensive but I think I'll target one thing at a time. I was advised that can start training for the open true front splits. I might get it this weekend.

Hamstrings 20150303

My progress seems to have stopped as at this point. I can touch my toes with 2 inches up from my wrist. I've not gone further. Could it be I need to stretch further? Or is this my maximum? I had done too many sun salutations the day before and my shoulders are still aching. Could it be the aches that is causing my slowdown? I already can't wait to start splits...sigh....

Hamstrings 20150301

It's been a week and a half since I bought that hamstrings video. And yes I do see improvements in my stretching. I notice today in Pilates class that I was able  to touch my toes better. I've been going for class once a week for many years and have never achieved flexibility....but doing the exercises everyday from that video helps. 

Right now I'm able to touch my toes with about 2 inches up from my wrists. I can reach my toes better when I'm leaning forward with one leg stretched out. It's not so good with two legs stretched out but I can still touch them. Right now I'm practicing up to step 5 for my kinosiology hamstring stretches. I think I might raise the stakes and go 10 tonight.

I can't wait to start my splits program but I have to make sure I get my hamstrings stretches right first. I'm also thinking of getting that fitbit wristband to measure my steps...let's see how it goes.