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Stretchless Splits

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Stretchless splitsHow supported alignment, integrated activation and fluid dynamics creates new ranges, andfreedom with instant dance applicationFirst some thoughts about stretching:Stretching isn’t dancing.Stretching often takes the body to a place without free movement availability.If this increases the ability for the stretched limbs to be further away from each other (ie splits)we often call that flexibility.But flexibility (at least the Cambridge Dictionary definition of it!) means“the quality of bending easily without breaking”And that word easily is easily the most neglected word in dance training!Because another word for ease is relaxation and it’s relaxation or ease that allows an action tooccur,But so much of dance training gets caught up with the effort part we tend to seize up rather thanease up when it comes to improving flexibility and this is particularly so when it comes to splits.So to learn how to go from seize to ease and also progress to the next level in splits from lastweek and learn how to:-Access the opening of the pelvis and hip range-Without tension,-Without pain,-Without feeling a stretch

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and instead-Feel support for the bones,-Movement adaptability and-Intrinsic muscle activation that equals true flexibility for danceRead on!1st you’ll need a swiss ball you can lunge over with your right knee down on the floor and yourleft foot on the floor and zero gaps between your thighs.Then from here simply shake your thigh muscles on both legs with your hands. Any tension atall that you feel simply say relax to it. As you do so you may notice you go deeper into thelunge.The key point is to keep the outer muscles completely soft and relaxed at all times and not tohave any outer muscle tension manifesting at all.If you feel tension that you can’t relax through shaking, simply back off from the range a little.If you are able to go a little deeper without tension, then you can step your left leg out a little toallow for more range to occur with the support of the ball under both thighs the whole time.At the end stand up and compare the difference in the legsWas it longer? Lighter? More freedom? How was the difference in the lunge and did it feeldifference in splits?Let me know at zac@healyourselfandmove.com.au or at the Heal Yourself and Move FB Grouphttps://www.facebook.com/groups/healyourselfmove.And if you’f like to have the training adapted for you personally please feel free to get in touchfor a complimentary breakthrough session over Zoom here:https://calendly.com/zac-hym/hy-m-skilability-breakthrough-sessionChat soonZac©Zac Jones Heal Yourself and Move 2022

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