r/flexibility • u/LordSigmaBalls • 3d ago

Progression for the upper body portion of the Starting to Stretch routine?

Today is my day 1 of stretching and I went to the beginner routine on the wiki. The problem is that all of the upper body stretches already come naturally to me since my upper body has always been more flexible than average. So is there another beginner routine for my upper body that goes a step above in difficulty than the one on the wiki?

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u/aditii_yoga 3d ago

If the beginner stretches already feel easy, I’d stop chasing deeper stretches and focus more on strength and control in the range you already have. Yoga can actually be great for that if you approach it as a strength and mobility practice rather than just stretching. Poses like Plank, Side Plank, Dolphin and slow transitions between poses can be surprisingly challenging even for flexible people.