8 Minute Stretching Routine For People Who AREN’T Flexible!

I'm 23 years old and can't touch my toes. I am definitely active and my lack of flexibility is a running joke between my friends and I. I don't want to grow up past the point of no return so thank you for a genuinely beginner-flexibility routine

1. Lumbar rotation stretch 2. Hamstring stretch 3. Piriformis stretch 4. Tall kneeling hip flexor stretch 5. Kneeling hamstring stretch 6. Seated spine rotation stretch 7. Child’s pose stretch 8. Upper trap stretch

I finally did it. I am 19 years old and after stretching every day for 3 months straight I have no more neck pain, back cramps and I can reach my toes! To everyone that thinks they can't do it, just be patient and stay disciplined! -Edit: For the people asking how I do it. I do this stretching routine every morning after showering cold, sometimes a second time before bed if I am feeling stiff. I do change it up sometimes and don't exactly follow the instructions, its good to keep variations, for example: - The hamstring stretch i replaced with a sitting hamstring stretch and using a resistance band to pull myself to my toes. - The neck stretch i replaced with a butterfly stretch. - I added a straddle stretch. - For the shoulders, back and chest, I hang with one arm with my feet on the ground and try to relax myself and get as stretched as possible; its important to have your feet on the ground for a relaxed and controlled stretch. I am a calisthenics athlete and stretching is very important, to avoid pain and muscle cramps

After an accident left me in a 9 day coma, a year in a wheelchair and a couple more walking with a cane I finally am almost cane free. 90% of the time. Your channel has been a godsend. Thank you 🫡 Day by day I will learn to stand straight up on my own, thanks to you. Appreciate you bro

i’m 16, finally decided after years to start going and exercising more. noticed one day that i was feeling really sore and started realizing that i needed to do stretches, i’m really not flexible so this helped a lot. thank you!

I did this video for the first time like 2 months ago. I was NEVER flexible and my chiropractor insisted I incorporate stretching into my routine. Since doing this every morning I've noticed SUCH a huge difference not only in my flexibility, but also just how I feel in general. It's also made me more interested in improving other stretches and looking into yoga more too! Thank you!

I really like that you went through this whole routine in real-time so I can just follow along rather than having to remember what/how long/how many. Thank you!

I just graduated and have been focusing a lot on work and not myself. This isn’t only helping me get my flexibility again but also gets me to focus on my health

I’m 82 yrs old… no flexibility whatsoever …’have just started your program, August 2023, this is very do-able for me… I’m excited what it, hopefully, will help me accomplish… thank you for sharing your expertise with others!

I e been doing this routine daily for over a year and my flexibility has improved so much. No joint pain, no tightness anywhere.

I recently started a stretching routine every morning with this video two months ago. I cant reach my toes since I can remember and just today when I tried reaching for my toes, I was able to reach them!! Thank you for this video very helpful 😊

My cats came to check if I was dead, then tried to eat my foot

Hello, I am 66 years, did this routine for the first time. I have great difficulty getting down on the floor, so I modified by using my bed. Also, when it came to the crossing of the legs, I had to use an extremely modified version of crossing only my ankles, but I think I did manage to get the correct back muscle working. On the one where the right knee goes back and the left knee goes in front, I used a modified version on downward facing dog, where I'm standing, used my kitchen counter for leaning on, put my right leg back with bent knee as far as I comfortably could, put my left leg bent at knee as far forward as I could, then with my back up as far as comfortable, I leaned back and moved my hips forward as far as comfortable, but still stretching the front muscle on my right leg. When doing slight change, I bent my right leg and straightened my left leg to stretch the hamstring on my left leg. I did this by moving my hips backward. These are modifications I learned in a yoga class I was taking before covid hit. Since covid hit, I've been sedentary, sitting at home in my recliner and playing games or watching Netflix on my phone. While playing games on my phone, I ran across an ad for hyperbolic stretching. Sounded exactly what I needed, so searched on YouTube for it and found this video 1st. I really like this video cuz he explains what muscles to stretch and cuz of my yoga class, I knew the modifications I needed to do to get the job done. My current goals are to be able to pick stuff up off the floor with ease, be able to put on my socks with ease, and tie my shoes with ease. Thank you for sharing this. I'm hoping to do this as many days in a row as I can. Will try to let you know how it goes after 1 week.

Hey I just checked your videos out. I'm 39 and I've got degenerative disc disease and arthritis everywhere in my joints. I'm tired of feeling stiff and sore and your stretches were easy to do. I'm definitely following you and will be stretching with you daily!

I'm 64 and a chemo and dialysis patient. My sciatica has been killing me since my month hospital stay. I landed on your exercise videos and within a half hour my back and leg pain are gone. Thank you very much!

I've shared this video with several of my fellow gym goers. Several of us get together, and we do your stretches on non strength training days, where we just do cardio. Everyone loves the exercises! Thank you for your videos!

So - how flexible are you?! Where are you the tightest and what do you need the most help with? COMMENT below and let me know if you liked this video and how I can help you in the future! 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼 (Also - not a bad idea to supplement your stretching with some consistent core strengthening. Here's a 6-minute core routine I recommend: https://youtu.be/pJp08smdcFk

i’m a thin 27 year old woman but i’m super inflexible and weak 😭 i’m pretty sedentary most of the time. i basically just go to work (i’m a waitress) and then spend most of the rest of my time sitting or laying down. i’m shocked by how much of a struggle these stretches were for me to be honest 😭 i couldn’t come close on a lot of them. and i’m about 5 inches away from being able to touch my toes lmao. i really hope if i keep doing these stretches it’ll help me get to an average level at least. i’m tired of being so out of shape. i feel terrible!

I'm 24 and I just did my first stretching session ever with you. Where you get 90 degrees, I get around 45. I feel this is going to help me a lot. I have been working out for the last few months already but never stretched afterwards, definitely going to add this (and more advanced and longer ones in the future) to my workout routine. Thank you.

I have never been able to touch my toes. Not even close. Everyone has always known me to be extremely inflexible. Now I’m 23, have been following this video everyday for only 25 days and I FINALLY TOUCHED MY TOES. Thank you for this!!! One mini goal down :)