Forward bends: How to progress

Forward bends: included in half the postures

Flexibility in forward flexion conditions many postures.

From the front clamp to the triangle, via the upside-down dog.

For example, in these simple postures

Or in these more advanced postures:

Forward bend session

The aim of this session is to familiarize you with this protocol and enable you to make it your own. We'll look at a dozen different exercises, including which ones to do, how long to do them, how often, how often to repeat them, etc.

The 3 steps will be explained and the types of exercises will be repeated:

• Active stretching and increased load

• Static and dynamic reinforcement

• Passive stretching

Why a "protocol"?

Because the right exercises depend on how advanced you are:

• First step: light exercises are sufficient (modification of the nervous-motor system)

• Step 2: increase the load

• Third stage: segment-specific work varying mobilization, stretching, muscle strengthening and increasing the "Max tolerable perception stretch".

In practice :

• Duration: 2 hours

• When: Tuesday, May 6, 10am to 12pm

• Price: €30