Weighted Stretching to Increase Flexibility

3 Simple Stretches (Weighted Stretching) to Increase Flexibility

If you want to increase your flexibility, simple stretching may take a very long time to see results. On the other hand, using weight or resistance to increase your mobility through your joints will loosen up those muscles a little bit faster. Below are 3 simple weighed stretches to ideally help your entire body improve mobility and flexibility.

Tight Shoulders?

• Pick up a kettle bell
• Try and do little halo circles around your head
• The tighter you can make the circle, the looser your shoulders are going to be
• Make sure you do it both ways…and don’t start with a 16 kg kettle bell

Squatting Properly

• When squatting, we want to try sitting back in that chair and try popping those hips up at the end to promote that drive
• Facing a wall, try doing a proper squat without hitting the wall
• Keep your chest up and look forward
• Bend down (sitting back) and pick up kettle bell
• Drive up and drop, drive up and drop, drive up and drop
• Move closer to the wall a little bit, repeat same squat
• Keep moving closer to the wall until you have reached your limit

Tight through Lower/Upper back, Hamstrings and Calves?

• Stand up on a stool while holding a kettle bell
• Slowly start rolling your body forward
• Go as far as you can and then slowly come back up
• Repeat and hold at bottom if possible