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Yoga recommendations for someone with zero flexibility

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HermioneWeasley · 08/05/2025 17:19

I’m going to have some time off coming up so want to take the opportunity to improve my flexibility. I have zero at the moment- can’t touch my toes.

any recommendations for programs to follow to improve from a zero base? Thanks

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EmpressaurusKitty · 08/05/2025 17:22

Is there any chance of you finding a local hatha or iyengar class? A good teacher will adapt postures to different levels & also encourage the use of props like blocks & straps.

AltitudeCheck · 08/05/2025 18:23

Yoga with Adrienne on you tube has lots of beginner videos if different lengths. Start easy and build up.

dizzydizzydizzy · 08/05/2025 18:36

This guy is good:

www.yogabody.com/

But honestly I would ask about teachers local to you, at least to get started.

HermioneWeasley · 08/05/2025 19:04

Thanks both

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StarTwirl · 08/05/2025 19:43

Definitely Adrienne on YouTube

FinallyHere · 08/05/2025 19:46

If you can possibly find someone who does one to one lessons, you can get off to a really good start. It’s so easy to confuse what a pose looks like and how to reproduce the same actual effort in your own limbs. A one to one teacher was the only way I finally got the hang of that. Otherwise I kept injuring myself., entirely out of ignorance.

HermioneWeasley · 08/05/2025 20:36

Thanks for the suggestions

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Needlenardlenoo · 08/05/2025 21:03

I'd do Pilates instead. It's much more suitable for stiffer people. I've been doing Pilates for years. I can't even get into (or out of) most Yoga positions safely!

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