
Choose your own (flexibility) adventure.
You know what you want. This is how you get it.
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Warm up for Back and Shoulders
Wake up your mobility with this warm up.
Gentle General Full Body Warm Up
Follow this flow as a general warm up before your next stretch.
Pelvic Engagements + their relationship to lines
A very very very basic explanation of how your pelvic anterior/posterior tilt influences your stretch and line quality.
Warm Up - Standing Leg Lifts and Holds
Leg lifts are a foundational element in low flow and general limb control in pole. Do these to strengthen your hip flexors and eliminate your microbends.
Pikes for Pole
These exercises are great for compression-based shapes and tricks on and off-pole as well as hamstring stretching and strengthening. Think: martini sit, jade, cradle spin (straight legged)
Front Splits Foundations - Activation and Strengthening
These exercises support active lengthening through split-centered shapes and strengthening in passive holds. Think: Jade split, brass split, jallegra, etc.
Hip Flexor + Quad Stretches
This exercise is for stretching and strengthening your quads and hip flexors for your back-leg splits and any back-leg catch in pole. Think: cocoon, eagle, grabbing your back leg in a leghang, etc.
Pancakes and Pelvic Articulation
These exercises are supplemental for straddle-based pole shapes (genie + tulip + variations, spatchcock*, Jamila/apprentice) and lower-body elements of Ayesha, as well as foundational elements on eliminating micro-bends and improving posture in forward-hinged positions.
Basic Butterflies for Ballerina and more
Butterflies are low impact and extremely foundational to developing hip mobility and flexibility. Useful for genie variations, ballerinas, and jasmine shapes, to name a few.
Froggy Series (adductor stretches + engagements)
Though there are few shapes that imitate a true froggy, many shapes require foundational groin strength and flexibility. Think: genie variations, spatchcock, allegra, etc.
Tissue Prep - Foam Rolling Upper Back
Release tightness and tension before getting into your exercises with these foam rolling techniques.
Shoulder Flexion for Bendy Shapes
These exercises are great for superman, crescent, and similar variations. Additionally, these stretches are great for gaining accessibility in many other foundational pole shapes - even less-bendy ones.