I keep getting a cramps in the upper outer corners of my abdominals when I try and stretch hamstrings, erectors, etc. am I doing something wrong? Do I need to do some type of ab stretch first?

I did dance as a kid and was always naturally flexible, never had to put any effort in and was able to do many things with only stretching once a week during lesson. Quit a few years ago and am now struggling with inflexibility and pain.

Trying to get into it but it feels like my right leg (bad leg) isn’t improving. It’s super tight and painful. My left if almost back to normal, can do the splits again and everything, but my right is super painful.

Am I supposed to just keep doing the stretches that hurt until they stop hurting? Any recs for better stretches to use?

Tips please! 🙏

I get on 2-4 planes a month, and I’m always so uncomfortable in those seats pretty much immediately. I can’t sit up as straight as I need to for the seats, my upper back always hurts and a slouch a lot. I have a bit of a forward posture. Also I can’t just sit without crossing my legs, it’s uncomfortable to just, sit down normal I guess? Anyway, I’m wondering if there are some good stretches I can start doing every day to make this better?

Hi everyone, I have been a figure skater for 12+ years and I have always been naturally flexible. Although I have noticed the past few weeks that I have been having an awful lot of bother with my left hamstring, it is super tight and I don’t have the same range of motion as I would normally have. The nipping is so intense that it can even be uncomfortable to walk, never mind my elements on the ice😣 Not sure if I should maybe go see a physio because I have never had a pain so persistent before, or maybe I’m just getting older😂 (24F)

I've always been pretty stiff in the harmstring, i want to start a straching routine also because i've some postural problems but i've noted that when doing stretching exercise for harmstring i don't feel my muscle but behind my knee on one side, i'have seatched and i am probably straching a tendon, my question is, if i continue to do the exercise slowly i will streching my tendon and then i will feel my muscle right? It should fix itself?

If I want some professional help easing hamstring tightness would it be better to see a chiropractor, acupuncturist, physical therapist or none of the above.

Sorry if it‘s a silly question. I have a football match tomorrow but due to a concert tonight I can‘t stretch. I need to prioritize sleep.

Will I feel significantly stiffer tomorrow? I stretch every day since around 2 months now.

I got assigned few stretching routines for legs and one of them is particularly annoying because I don't have a proper equipment for it. It's supposed to be done with some gymnastics band or other thing, but the physiotherapeut I went to said that a normal belt is good enough. The problem is that the only belt I own is extremely hard to keep a proper grip on and it becomes painful after few minutes of stretching, so I'm looking for an alternative, hopefully one that will not require any equipment.

The exercise: I have to lay down with both legs outstretched, then I need to wrap the belt around my foot and lift the outstretched leg as high as possible while the other leg needs to be in constant contact with the ground.

I have a mat I do the rest of the routines on, so if there's an alternative to that exercise that stretches the same parts and it can be done while sitting or laying down, then I'd love to know about it. TIA!

Moments ago, I stood flat-footed, bent at the waist, and pressed my palms against my floor. For the first time ever! Been working toward this goal all year, I’m so proud of myself and I have nobody to tell except you fine folk so someone please gas me up!

So I was in a class where we had to do oversplits (about like 15 inches off the ground when I normally only do like 1 or 2 yoga blocks for 20 seconds or so) for like 3 minutes straight. And it felt like my knee was about to break in half (I assume because I'm not ready to stretch that far). It's like a pain on the bottom of my knee, but on the inside. But ever since then, for the last couple weeks if I bring my leg towards my face (in any kind of stretch) my knee hurts and keeps hurting while I walk. I'm not sure if I just need to keep letting it rest or if there's something else I can do to help it. Any advice would be appreciated. 😊

30M 165. I've been stretching almost daily for over a year now. Some progress has been made in terms of flexibility (i can touch my toes). If I miss a day though, it's almost like all progress has been lost and it feels like I'm starting at square one all over again. I'm getting so disheartened. Does anyone have experience with this and can suggest something that may help?

Hey all,

Sorry if this isn't the good place. This Monday I was working (with a computer) and decided to do what would be a normal stretch on my chair (nothing fancy, like a stretch anyone could do) then it started to hurt. Now I've been having a stiff neck as well as a lot of pain in my left upper back side, the pain also radiates a bit to the left shoulder and left arm. It still hurting a lot as of today, and I also had a hard time sleeping. Just took some ibuprofen, and I'll see if it helps today. I'm in my late 20s, and pretty active, so I'm a bit embarassed lol.

Any advices to help manage the pain and possibly speed up recovery? Should I go to the doctor?

Hello,

I know this isn’t a medical forum, however I did think that this subreddit would have people who may have experience with the same problem I’m dealing with.

I’ve had pain in the right side of my upper back area for around 2-3 weeks. The pain is only triggered when I stretch in a certain way. I believe it’s related to my lats, or my rear delts, as when I’m doing lateral pull downs in the gym lately I notice a significant difference in the quality of contraction and control of my lats on the movement but also am experiencing weakness in the affected side relative to my other.

Wanted to see if anyone could confirm my suspicions and/or recommend any stretches or further investigation into this issue. Any help is appreciated. I can answer any questions to help diagnosis what’s going on.t

I'm a man in my 30s and lift weight regularly but I'm so stiff. I'd like to stretch to increase my flexibility.

What type of professional should I search for to learn proper stretching techniques? Or should I just take yoga classes? I live in the UK.

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Hi all,

About 2-3 months ago, I had decided to increase my workout routine, doing heavier squats, cardio, all that.
Everything went fine, then I had two days of rest, and on the second day of rest, I woke up with a painful left adductor. I mean, high adductor, not the middle of the thigh.
Basically, if I'm standing up, any attempt to rotate my upper body (like turning to the left or right) while keeping my feet on the floor was painful. It wasn't too bad but definitely intense enough to be a warning sign.

I decided to stop working out. Since it had been two days, I assumed it was some sort of DOMS. But it stayed for a few days and I knew it had to be a pulled muscle or something like that. I have the flexibility of a potato and I tend to neglect my stretches...

The strange part is that I keep hearing people talk about pulled muscle as some sort of "snap" or "pop" that triggers sudden pain. I had none of this, I woke up with that pain. Or could I have pulled my muscle in my sleep and not woken up?

It's been 2-3 months now. The pain has definitely diminished, I can tell it's gotten way better, but for the last month or so, it hasn't really improved anymore.

I've been doing light stretches every day for the last month or so, and stretching definitely makes the pain go away for a few hours, but there are days where it feels like it's nearly healed and days where it feels like it's back and I need to warm up again to make it go away. Anyway, it's been 3 months and I keep seeing online that these things tend to go away in 6-8 weeks so I'm at a loss.

At this point I'm going to book an appointment with the GP, but I might not be able to get anything before a few weeks, so I was wondering if anyone had any experience with this?

Hi guys, lately I've been getting into more stretching but I've been hitting a pretty hard wall that's been there for years since middle school. I can't straighten my leg all the way in any stretch, and when I attempt to, I experience sharp, focused pain right behind my knee and it feels like I'm about to rip a hamstring.

I have been stretching for a couple weeks now but I haven't been making much progress in making it past my knees because the pain is too great. I've always been stiff as a board and have never been able to touch my toes, but I never noticed how bad it was until recently.

Is it something I need to get used to and will go away over time or should I talk to my doctor? Any help is appreciated, thank you!

I wouldn’t consider myself natural flexible. I started consistently stretching about 3.5 months ago. I am proud my chest touches the floor in my pancake when I could barely even reach out. And I got my middle split. I train over splits.

Since then though I feel like I might have injured my self more than 4 times. My legs will hurt randomly. Could I be doing things incorrectly?

When it happens I feel less flexible and I can feel my legs. My hamstrings feel heavy. My hips cramp up. I’m confused about pain and I’m not sure if I can identify it. But sometimes they feel heavy/throbbing ish?

Am just I dehydrated? Should I save up for private lessons to learn how to properly stretch? What is recommended in this situation?

I am a previous dancer, gymnast, and track runner, and I feel so much tension & pain since I’ve recently started stretching again. I understand my years of being as flexible as I was don’t help me now as much as I wish, but I feel like something has to give? My legs specifically are posing an issue. I have previous hip and knees injuries, but they aren’t causing me pain. Any advice is absolutely welcome!

If anyone can recommend some stretches for higher amkle? I’ve been working out and I have been for some time now but I do feel my ankle being a bit sore. I do HITT and cardio workouts frequently and I think I felt this after a build up cardio class where I did lots of high knees!

No swelling just sore when I sit or lay down.