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Active Back Flexibility with a Body Wheel
Stretching - Upper Body, General Back Flexibility Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - Upper Body, General Back Flexibility Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

Active Back Flexibility with a Body Wheel

As I’ve written before, my body wheel is one of my favorite flexibility props. It’s a nice way to get some support in stretches - particularly for your back and shoulders.

As I’ve harped on before, a large component of getting more flexible is getting your muscles stronger while they’re in a stretched position (that’s that “active flexibility” all the cool kids are talking about these days). The wheel is great for this because it supports rounding active back exercises in a comfier way than yoga blocks ever can. Here are some of my favorite drills…

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My Favorite Flexibility Props
Stretching - General, General Flexibility Tips, Foam Rolling Danielle Enos (Dani Winks) Stretching - General, General Flexibility Tips, Foam Rolling Danielle Enos (Dani Winks)

My Favorite Flexibility Props

I get asked a lot (more frequently now that we’re all quarantined at home) for recommendations for what sorts of yoga blocks to buy for home practice, what foam roller I recommend, or what bow I’m using in my contortion archery videos. So here’s my official Big List of Stuff I’ve Bought for Contortion That I’d Wildly Endorse.

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