Stacey Nemour’s Beginners Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide – Part 3

This is part 3 of a series on Stacey Nemours fantastic Beginner’s Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide online course package.

Check out the full post series below:

Courses in the Beginner’s Bundle

Stacey’s Beginner’s Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide contains several courses.

I will be working with/posting about them in the following order:

1 – Flexibility At Any Age
2 – Secrets to Splits and Flexibility
3 – Flexibility Makeover for Dancers held back by Tightness
4 – Claim Your Posture Back!
5 – Easing Pregnancy Aches and Pains
6 – Complete Track and Field Flexibility
7 – Stretching for the Least Flexible People on the Planet

Note: use code ‘khalidadance’ for 10% off all Stacey’s courses, posture support & stretching straps as well as course packages at www.flexibilitymakeover.com

Enjoy!

Course 3 – Flexibility Makeover for Dancers held back by tightness

This course is also part of Stacey’s Dance! Flexibility Makeover Power Pack. You can find my post series about it here.

Duration:

Module 1: before pictures: 6 minutes
Module 2: (main course and after pictures) 54 minutes

Level:

All levels

Props:

A couple of yoga blocks (I use 2)
Some clear wall space
Optionally: a stretching strap (or 2!) and a pair of light freeweights (you can also use wrist/ankle weights)

Course type:

Recorded skype session

Featured student:

Ella (dancer)

What I like about it:

It is a recorded Skype session featuring a 10(!) year old dance student. During the course it feels like Stacey’s gentle wording, enthousiastic encouragement and tactful feedback are speaking directly to my ‘inner dancer’, who is about 6 🙂

Flexibility work, especially on days I am feeling less limber, can at times put me in a bit of a vulnerable place.

I can be hard on myself (working on it!) when I am doing things that do not come easy, and the tone of this course somehow magically puts me at ease before I start feeling frustrated.

The easy pace of the course allows time for transitioning between exercises, and Staceys words of encouragement really do add to the feeling of safety – which makes a huge difference in flexibility work.

What it does for me:

It helps to keep me on track with my flexibility practise, even on days where I am feeling less motivated, and/or when I am still a bit sore from working out or intense dance/martial arts classes the day before.

Effects after a few sessions:

Got closer to front splits, felt more relaxed in TaeKwonDo.

My favourite exercise:

There are a few that I like, but my personal favourite is the weighted butterfly variation. It’s hands-free, relaxing, yet effective!

If you have any questions about this specific course, or about the Beginners Ultimate Flexibility Makeover Guide in general, feel free to contact me via the comments below. in general, let me know!

Happy stretching!