Hopefully you can see how much change there was for me! I'm lucky that I can already touch my toes, but there's still such a huge change in such a short amount of time! Which was the most useful exercise for you?
This nerve flossing is IT. I have also never been able to touch my toes due to immobility and pain behind the knee. A few months ago I pinched my sciatic nerve (pretty sure) and can now feel the nerve just as awareness. When I do this flossing thing, I can feel it behind my knees but also connecting to my ankle when I raise it.
Very informational! I couldn't touch my toes even when I was child. But I have the disadvantage of being high waisted. In other words, my legs are unusually long in comparison to the rest of my body, so I've got a greater distance to overcome than some people. Nonetheless, I can't bend nearly as far as when I was young, so there's definitely room for improvement! I haven't tried them all yet, but zeroed in the sciatica flexibility you talked about, because all my present tightness is right behind the knee-big time. Previously I only thought to try and bend over and bounce a bit trying to touch my toes. However, the exercise you demonstrate is FAR more effective. It much better targets the problem...and with less effort! Thanks for this! The only question is, should exercises like this be done every day? Every other day? I don't know if stretching exercises require a recovery period in similar fashion as weight resistance training does. Your thoughts?
Thanks for watching Douglas! You can do these mobility exercises as often as you see fit. They can be done every day! I'm interested to see how far you get over time!
Hello! In touching your toes, you were hyper-extending your knees/legs. Is that OK to do? Or--does hip hinging allow your knees to move backward safely?
There's nothing inherently wrong with hyperextending the knees if you have that range to play with. Obviously you want to make sure you have the muscle control around to support it when being active. But for a simple movement like this it's usually fine!
Hopefully you can see how much change there was for me! I'm lucky that I can already touch my toes, but there's still such a huge change in such a short amount of time! Which was the most useful exercise for you?
GREAT WORK PAL!
This nerve flossing is IT. I have also never been able to touch my toes due to immobility and pain behind the knee. A few months ago I pinched my sciatic nerve (pretty sure) and can now feel the nerve just as awareness. When I do this flossing thing, I can feel it behind my knees but also connecting to my ankle when I raise it.
Hope it helps mate!
Very insightful. High quality video.
Appreciate it Mario, hope its helpful!
Very informational! I couldn't touch my toes even when I was child. But I have the disadvantage of being high waisted. In other words, my legs are unusually long in comparison to the rest of my body, so I've got a greater distance to overcome than some people. Nonetheless, I can't bend nearly as far as when I was young, so there's definitely room for improvement!
I haven't tried them all yet, but zeroed in the sciatica flexibility you talked about, because all my present tightness is right behind the knee-big time. Previously I only thought to try and bend over and bounce a bit trying to touch my toes. However, the exercise you demonstrate is FAR more effective. It much better targets the problem...and with less effort! Thanks for this!
The only question is, should exercises like this be done every day? Every other day? I don't know if stretching exercises require a recovery period in similar fashion as weight resistance training does. Your thoughts?
Thanks for watching Douglas! You can do these mobility exercises as often as you see fit. They can be done every day! I'm interested to see how far you get over time!
Hello! In touching your toes, you were hyper-extending your knees/legs. Is that OK to do?
Or--does hip hinging allow your knees to move backward safely?
There's nothing inherently wrong with hyperextending the knees if you have that range to play with. Obviously you want to make sure you have the muscle control around to support it when being active. But for a simple movement like this it's usually fine!