top of page
Bite-sized blog posts to help you live the bendy life


What to do with your glutes in backbends
Do you squeeze? Do you relax? Does leg position matter? Read on to find out.
4 min read


Dizziness in backbends (causes and solutions!)
No, you shouldn't feel like you'll pass out when doing backbends.
4 min read


Why your shoulders hurt when you stretch (and how to fix it)
It's time to fix those problematic shoulders!
4 min read


3 tips to improve your Middle Split
Are you feeling stuck in your middle splits? Or find training the position painful? Then this article is for you! There is this common misconception that middle split training is super complicated. But it doesn't have to be. You don't need 800 exercises, or a degree in physiology to understand the position. It's all about finding the right position for your body, and understanding correct muscle activation. With a better understanding of the basic technique, you can train you
3 min read


Why the f&#! do I need to square my splits? Part Deux.
More info about what goes into training square splits to help you stay injury-free!
3 min read


"Painful" stretching. What it means and why we don't play that game.
If something truly hurts, something ain't right. So let's talk about the way you think about pain.
5 min read


Flexing feet, pike stretches, and nerve tension, oh my!
To flex? Or not to flex? That IS the question... Because despite what a lot of people say on IG and the internet in general, flexing your feet in a pike/forward fold does NOT give you a deeper hamstring stretch 🤯 Changing the angle of your ankle doesn’t affect your hamstrings. It does however put your sciatic nerve on tension. And if you already have sciatic nerve tension (which a LOT of people do), you’re not doing yourself any favors by flexing your feet. Questio
4 min read


Low back pain while stretching, and how to avoid it.
Spoiler alert: it's probably not what you think.
4 min read


Why the f&#! do I need to square my splits?
You hear it all the time... "Don't let your hips open!" "Square those hips!" "If your hips aren't square you'll die in your sleep!" Ok ok, maybe not the last one, but seriously how many times have you heard this? And has anyone ever explained to you WHY you need to square your hips? I'm sure you've heard "it's safer", but how so? Allow me to explain! For starters, squaring your hips is an active effort, making the position already safer than the alternative of opening the hip
2 min read
Bite-sized blog posts to help you live the bendy life
bottom of page