My Story: A Flexibility Failure

“I hate this f**king test” I mumbled under my breath as Mr. Brown, my Grade 10 gym teacher, pulled out the sit-and-reach box.

I crushed the rest of our monthly fitness testing — push-ups, sit-ups, pull-ups, and weights were no problem — but when it came time for the flexibility assessment, I was useless.

Our all-boys weight room class crowded around that horrid box, jeering each lad for his surprising flexibility or lack thereof (high school boys have the unique talent of always being able to poke fun at someone).

I felt a pit in my stomach as I neared the front of the line.

I knew I wouldn’t even be able to reach the start of the box, let alone touch a finger to the metal slider. I may have done well on every other fitness test but I failed this one miserably.

I walked away, head down, reassuring myself that flexibility doesn’t even matter.

Boy was I wrong.

Table of Contents (Condensed)

• My Story: A Flexibility Failure 

• Flipping the Script: From Stiff to Supple

• Bend, Don't Break 

  • 10 Reasons Why You Should Want to Be Flexible 

• 3 Rules for Becoming Flexible 

• Static Stretching 101

  • 3 Critical Guidelines for Static Stretching

  • 7 Extra Pointers for Static Stretching

• The Essential Movements

  • 18 yoga positions + 10 static stretches with pictures featuring yours truly

  • Huberman Lab Static Stretching Protocol

• The Hard Part: Consistency with New Habits

  • Consistency Tip #1: Change your identity first

  • Consistency Tip #2: Make it small and sustainable

  • Consistency Tip #3: Master the art of showing up

  • Consistency Tip #4: Hack the habit loop

  • Consistency Tip #5: Scale up in small ways 

  • Habit Resources

• Stay safe, have fun, and enjoy the journey!

• Stay in touch!

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