Hips after a day of sitting
A guided 20-minute floor practice for tight hips, followed by Putri explaining why sitting shortens the front of the hip and why most people stretch the wrong thing.
Flexible is not the same as mobile
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Show notes
The talk episode: mobility explained
Putri was hypermobile as a young teacher and got hurt more than her stiffest students. In this episode she explains why, and what it means for anyone chasing the splits or a deeper backbend.
- Flexibility is range, mobility is control of that range
- Why passive stretching for twenty minutes changes little
- Strength at the end of a range, and how to build it
- Putri's own shoulder injury and what it taught her
- How to tell whether you need to stretch or to strengthen
Monday's guided practice will put this into the shoulders.
Transcript
Welcome to Bend, Don't Break. I am Putri Anggraini, and Thursday is our talking day, so you can stay in your chair for this one. I want to tell you about the most flexible person I have ever met, who was me, at 24, and who was injured more often than any student I have taught since. Because flexibility and mobility are not the same thing, and the difference is why some people can fold in half and still hurt their backs picking up a bag of rice. We will talk about what mobility actually is, why holding a stretch for twenty minutes changes almost nothing, and how a little bit of strength at the end of your range will do more for your stiff body than any amount of bending. You are listening on Witspeak Podcasts.
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