Last Friday I updated a page on the blog entitled the Two-Week Stretch Challenge. It has a 14 day plan to help encourage you to stretch everyday as well as vary the stretches you do each day. Each day has a different set of stretches from various fitness websites. Like the other stretch challenges I’ve (and some of my fellow adult ballerinas) have attempted, I recommend that you do some additional stretching so that you’ve stretched for a total of 30 minutes in a day (which can be broken down into 10 or 15 minute segments).
Although some of the stretches are specifically for running, I figured it wouldn’t hurt to try them since a lot of running stretches are good for tight legs and hips.
Like the page says, this is a total work-in-progress, and I would love your advice on how the stretches went for you. If you have any stretches you’d like to see worked in, that’d be great too! I’m hoping to eventually build on this to make a complete, 30 day challenge. I’m working on testing each day (I’m on Day 3) and I’ll have an update once I’ve completed it on which stretch routines I liked best.
Here’s what the challenge is right now:
Day 1: How to do Splits From About.com
Day 2: 15 Minute Beginner’s Yoga Routine
Day 3: Fat Burning Yoga
Day 4: Post-Run Stretches from Back On Pointe, A Dancer
Day 5: Yoga Poses for Headaches
Day 6: How to Do Splits From FitSugar
Day 7: Yoga Poses to Get Rid of Back Fat
Day 8: Essential Stretches for Tight Hips
Day 9: Stretches You Can Do in Bed
Day 10: Good Morning Yoga Sequence
Day 11: Pick your favorite set from Days 1-10
Day 12: Runner Stretches (Good for Tight Hamstrings)
Day 13: Stretches that Help You Sleep
Day 14: Stretches for Splits–Barre Stretches (Don’t have a barre or these look tough challenging? Pick your favorite individual stretches to create your own stretch routine today!)
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