The Hidden RISK of Stretching That No One Tells You About!

If you're looking to improve your flexibility, you really should make sure you're aware of this stretching injury which NO ONE seems to talk about? I suffered myself and in this video, offer some guidance on how to avoid it yourself.
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[@hokiepokie]

I have the exact opposite problem, haha. Years of heavy powerlifting made my muscles strong but also tight and inflexible. It also taught me to hold my breath during the most difficult moments. Yoga is an amazing way to balance out the heavy strength training I do, just like a little strength training will be an amazing balance to flexible yogis :)

[@gyffjogofl7676]

Me too

[@syrus3k]

What gets me every time is just how bloody hard yoga is lol

[@CursedWheelieBin]

It’s not actually your muscles that are tight. It’s the membrane (fascia) around them that tightens up, in order to hold them in place, because your brain knows that you’re only strong within whatever your bench/squat/deadlift range of motion is. It’s also why certain powerlifters develop that walk as though they’re carrying watermelons under each arm. No, it’s not because they’re lats are heuuuge. I noticed when I increased my range of motion that that Frankenstein walk went away

[@LauraWellsFitness]

So glad you made this video. I struggled for years with hamstring and hip issues and kept stretching my hamstrings thinking that was the issue. After a pretty serious hamstring strain teaching kickboxing class I couldn't walk, sit or stand without pain. Finally went to a really great physical therapist and he told I needed to focus on strength for my hamstrings and that's changed everything. He also mentioned he saw yoga instructors all the time for "yoga butt." Love your content!

[@neilhughes3823]

Same for me, just substitute karate for kickboxing and I ended up with the same injury. It took months to heal properly.

[@bonsiecat9858]

Oh my god... i thought that it was just me experiencing this "yoga butt" I thought that I had torn my hamstring muscle while doing my splits...

[@HYPOXiX]

Strengthen and stretch at the same time, that’s the only way for a body optimization

[@savage.4.24]

Happened to me at 16. Im now 33 and it did take AWHILE for it to recover

[@Padraigp]

Totally. I tried years of stretching my hams and made nó progress and then I started instead to strengthen ...immnotnsure exactly whatnits called but instead of stretchingnthe back of my leg i was pushingnthe frontnof my leg upwards...at first on the ground pressing against my hands for resistance and then standing up lifting my leg up as we had done in ballet Years ago. And suddenly with the front being strong the back was able to relax and not be taking all the weight. I didnt realise how weak the front of my legs were. A few weeks of that did more for my has relaxing and being able to stretching and elongate than Years of stretching ever did. I also strengthened my butt and other things along the way and now if I want to stretching something instead of that I do the opposite and push to strengthen the opposite muscle i guess. It worked for My shoulders too. I wanted to stretch it the way my other arm would stretch and actually just pressing in the opposite direction and strengthening the outside muscle helped the others to relax and become normal. Unfortunately my physio didnt give me those and the ones he gave me were stretching at the very point which was so weak and so tight and it didnt help at all.

[@samday6621]

Finding the balance between strength/flex, challenge/restorative, up/down, needs to be focused on with each pose, every moment….while clearing your head of any other thoughts…..it’s tricky.

[@bunterakete]

I remember Adriene mentioning to not always keep your legs completely straight when stretching the hamstrings, because then all the "pull" is on the ends of your muscles. Instead she suggested bending the knees a little because that supposedly stretches the mid part of the muscle. Not sure if that is actually true, but what you said reminded me of that. Super interesting, thank you!

[@thenayancat8802]

I don't think that can be true, the muscle and tendon are each single pieces that are connected; you can't really tension just one part of that

[@shaylorcyclingwahoolecol8313]

That’s more to do with not stretching the sciatic nerve. When the legs are straight you’ll feel the pull down the whole leg into the calf. That’s the sciatic nerve. Bending the knee isolates the hamstrings, but not specifically the mid muscle.

[@MattMcConaha]

​@@thenayancat8802 I'm not going to say this is the case because I don't know the physiology well enough. But hypothetically if bending your joint (knee) allows your muscle (hamstring) to be less firmly pressed against the bone (femur), then there could be less friction between the bone and muscle, and such friction difference would change the evenness of the stretch within the muscle.

[@thenayancat8802]

@@MattMcConaha That would probably mean more of the stretch in the middle, rather than the ends

[@FrekeOne]

Bending forward with straight knees gave me a knee injury. Now I always bend the knees a little.

[@Luna_Loves_TheMoon]

I had the same injury from a very popular, IG influencer yoga teacher physically PUSHING down on me while in the same pose. It took me a year and a half to heal!

[@piiinkDeluxe]

Is she actually licensed?

[@Luna_Loves_TheMoon]

@@piiinkDeluxe Yes, a top yoga teacher in Los Angeles

[@piiinkDeluxe]

@@Luna_Loves_TheMoon damn. I'm sorry that happened to you!

[@luchirimoya]

​@@Luna_Loves_TheMoon she should get her license revoked then, or at least a very bad review from you, sorry that happened :/

[@esvedra2419]

The yoga teachers I follow keep emphasising to never push or pull muscles pass the edge. Yoga is a brilliant and safe practice if you leave the ego behind.

[@gabyintothewild]

I learned I was suffering from yoga butt thanks to one of your Instagram post about this a few years ago, and you even answered to my comment and recommended I started strength training... which was the beginning of my fitness journey! You changed my life Liv, keep being awesome 😊❤✨

[@Livinleggings]

That’s amazing, I am so so happy to hear that 🥰🥰🥰

[@makarov9480]

​@@Livinleggings i strech hips after workout, but after like a hour after workout they again tight, are my hips weak and not tight?

[@JustAPingwin]

@@makarov9480 depends, are you only stretching your hip? Are you doing the stretch correctly? Aren't you overstretching? Do you dtrenghten your hip regularly? Keep in mind, muscles can tighten when too weak or at an incorrect posture for extensive amount of time. If you are experiencing pain and such see a physiotherapist.

[@colecoleman1499]

So we shouldn't stretch hamstring at all .I am a runner and find upavishta konasana after a run a must do for hams.

[@makarov9480]

@@colecoleman1499 i notice after jogging my hamstrings more tight, and my back pain is worse should i stop cardio?

[@bebe4choco]

Thank you for highlighting this.. actually in ashtanga (traditional) training (I’ve been a practitioner for over 7 years), we always put an emphasis on strength of the quads and engaging the calf muscles and we always bring awareness to protecting the hamstrings.. for beginners, my mentors taught me this and now I try my best to pass it on to my students is staying longer in poses like utkattasana (chair pose), warriors, uttita hasta padangushtasana (hand to big toe one leg balance) It’s always about finding that point connecting balance, strength and flexibility and never over stretch… also in iyengar philosophy, over stretching or obsessing about flexibility is a form of ego that we need to get rid of first before we are ready to embrace the yoga path

[@mereen750]

How are you going to get more flexible if you don't push the limit. What makes you more flexible is muscles breaking apart from stretching

[@evadamole]

@@mereen750 That's what I thought, and I went as hard as I could, pushing my limits, so that I'd get my splits for a performance. It just resulted in not being able to stretch at all for a few weeks after said performance, and then I had to be super careful in positions that were way more shallow than where I'd initially started. I eventually got my splits again a few years later through strengthening and gentle stretches every other day at most, and I've been able to maintain my flexibility ever since. I was easily the most flexible person at my yoga teacher training, and luckily, our trainers emphasized engaging muscles especially in certain deep asanas. We were also encouraged to slowly come out of positions that felt uncomfortable or "wrong" - so many teachers will tell yogis and yoginis to just keep going deeper and harder and breathe into the pain, no matter how bad. In my experience, it's important to listen to our own bodies. Sometimes during my practice, I stay in a shallow position or do the "easier" version of a stretch because that's what my body needs that day.

[@sebastienmariat3299]

Well said❤

[@farrahlipsham5533]

Yes! It’s all about BALANCE 😊 I was the opposite, I was mainly a strength exercise person so would get injuries from not relaxing and stretching out my muscles! Now I’ve added yoga and mobility I haven’t had any injury in YEARS. Vary our exercise just like our diets for the best health ❤

[@mrsbootsworkouts]

I am 47, and about 2 years ago I watched some youtube videos on how to do a straddle split, and was trying to get into straddle split. I ended up injuring my hips :) Luckily, I have recovered now, and am continuing my journey at my own pace :)

[@HYPOXiX]

Needs to be slow and controlled!

[@Alice_Walker]

Thank you, I've been doing yoga on and off for over a decade and I've never heard anyone talk about this. Going from here to a hamstring strengthening video!

[@cinnamongirl3070]

Love my yoga practice, but couldn't imagine just doing yoga without also lifting, walking/hills, hiking. Glad you made this video to bring awareness to more people.

[@rimaalsekait]

OMGGGGG!!! I am just starting my stretching / mobility journey and this video has saved me some "potential" injuries! I am binging on your channel right now! Great great content!

[@Kaska_W]

I'm glad you speak out loud about body dysmorphia 💙

[@jeniwren56]

OMG. I’ve had this for years and didn’t know it until today! Why hasn’t any doctor or physical therapist known this and helped me fix it??? Thanks for shining a light on this!

[@beto.aveiga]

I don't do yoga, but I'm a soccer fan. I was doing stretches for my hamstrings stiffness and it wasn't getting better at all. This video you made makes sense. I started to workout functional, with different exercises and it has improved my hamstrings. Both stretching and strengthening must be made regularly and carefully to avoid injuries. Thanks for the video!

[@Ricardojoglar]

I’m pro damcer and your knowledge has helped a lot. Years ago, a dancer routine comprised a lot of misunderstandings, empirical wrong concepts, overstretching, no lifting, etc…a lot of injuries, traumatic and chronical, were caused by all that. Thanks God things have been chamged and you play a special role, thank you

[@ashley-fk6dp]

hey i apologise in advance for being long winded .just read your comment im a 33 year old male ..when i was 21 and a half i got into a modern dance academy it was my goal to become a dancer ...the main method they used to train us was ballet ..so i did loads of ballet classes beginner classes and advanced classes all day long mate prior to me getting into this academy i had no no previous experience in anything athletic or dance related none i just happened to have good proportions and i was slim and posessed a modicum of potential but i lacked mobillity and flexibility and had no idea how to train my body i jusr copied the typical stretching excersises modern and ballet dancers do .did abdominal excersises yoga and pilates plus the classes..... i never really managd to get flexible and mobile enough for a dancer or any other type of athlete for that matter that requires flexibility i developed problems in my kness right elbow and wrist ...ligament damage in my right knee and right ankle specifcly ...plus back issues ....as for my career i only made it as far as semi proffesional before injurys issues with concentration and performance anxiety brought me down ....im sorry if its daft to ask you via the youtube comment setction but there are so many different training modalitys for strength slash flexibility ,mobility and injury rehab .. i find the sheer variety overwhelming how should i go about trainng and treating my body ? because its so exauhsting figuring out how to train around injurys .. what would you do in my position ?

[@Ricardojoglar]

@@ashley-fk6dp Hi, I do apologize for this extra late reply. So..,a LOT of dancers have these injuries, as athletes do. I would suggest you look for a physiotherapist, one who deala with athletes in pro clubs, their abilities and knowledge are daily put to test as they deal with all possible injuries caused by different sports, some very tough to heal, what is better than being treated by those who deal with average public. Rest, eat healthier, take timw to be healed and you’ll be ok: I went through that many times (plus being a dancer, I sail, climb and swim), so you can guess how many injuries…) and it works. This channel is fantastic, keep watching and you’ll be fine!

[@ashley-fk6dp]

@@Ricardojoglar thank you very much

[@veganchambers6281]

I cannot thank you enough for this video , literally I have this problem right now , trying to get a forward split thinking my hamstring needs more stretching ! Wandering why it’s always a niggling pain. Off to do more research. Great content definitely my favourite yoga influencer 👍 honest sound realistic advice

[@LillahSchwartz]

SO nice to see another teacher pointing to this short coming of yoga. My own 40 year yoga teaching career has let me see many loose their yoga butt and need to get it back again. I recommend much of what you have here, and also picked up a few good tips to add to my tool box as a yoga therapist working with hips challenges. thanks! Love your British accent.

[@DoodleBoon]

Your channel made me start working on strength late last year! You literally saved my butt thank you!!!!!

[@JohnsonSmithson]

Excellent video. I've restarted doing the 3 stretches to reach the toes you've showed. Today I've finally been able to touch my toes sitting with my legs straight and I'm almost doing it standing up. Thanks a lot!

[@nicoleflo]

So important!! For me it was when I started ballet as a teenager and - as a very non-flexible person - stretched for my splits every day. With NO knowledge of needing to strengthen also.

[@gabrielapessoa255]

thank you so much for this video! I had this exact problem last year because I only stretched and didn't do any strength training. I ended up having to do months of physiotherapy and couldn't do yoga for a long time. now I no longer feel the pain and I balance yoga with weightlifting at the gym, with lots of exercises focused on the hamstrings. and for a long time I didn't know what it was and nobody talked about it, so thank you again for sharing this, lov your channel!

[@casuarinagirl8067]

Wow! Thank you so much. I am 55 and I have always followed my own intuition in terms of exercise after learning the basics. The last six months or so I felt the need to move in a way that incorporates the things you were talking about. I try to always listen to my body and it sees me moving jumping, sometimes picking up some weights and generally looking quite weird, but I move in a way that makes me feel good. This was so interesting Thanks for sharing 💪🏻🥰

[@matrixkiwi2]

Omg! I'm an ex ballet dancer that is continuing with yoga and yep, this sounds all to familiar! thank you so much for raising a discussion on this and clarifying!❤👏👏

[@itsYiyas]

always amazed at how clear the info is in every one of your videos, thanks :)

[@ymmm-yogamovementmeditatio9507]

You are pointing out what many of us have discovered. The teacher who got me into strength training was Kathryn Bruni-Young. She experienced exactly the same thing. Some in the yoga world are in an "unbridled pursuit of flexibility", as Leslie Kaminoff said!

[@vroomzy1]

Thanks for the clarification of stretching vs strengthening and how we need both. I'm a runner and have recently done a couple of your videos and like how I'm much less stiff. But this cautions me to not neglect the strengthening exercises. Great video

[@gameslinger589]

This happened to me too, and I've been healing from it with strength training you prescribe! Thanks for the explanation very helpful and motivating

[@mariannabalyta2524]

I've had that injury too, and now I finally understand why! Thanks! A really important vid!

[@tammyjones8894]

I am so glad you made us aware of this condition because my hamstrings were becoming so flexible to the point where I was thinking am I over doing this. I get injured easily as well and so I backed off with the hamstring stretches and would like to think just in time!

[@ubacat1617]

I had an injury to my hamstrings when doing yoga about two years ago. It followed a very strenuous lower body workout the day before. I was quite sore from that workout but mistakenly thought that I could never get harmed doing yoga. Yoga is both stretching and strength and when those muscles are inflamed they need to rest. I learned a valuable lesson that day. I was out of commission for any lower body exercise (except walking) for a couple of months. Now I always listen to my body. If I'm sore or even if I've worked out those muscles the day before and they feel fine, I never put any stress on those muscles for at least a day or two.

[@chibithemyy]

Holy moly, I've NEVER heard of this! I'm definitely adding streghtening excercises to my routines. It's quite difficult for me to recognise when my hamstring is doing the work and when the glutes, so thank you for the tips!

[@johncrondis4563]

Nice, I came in skeptical but totally agree. I never adopted the only stretching and many stretches yoga styles. I always mix in strengthening and long holds rather than stretch stretch stretch.

[@zzzcocopepe]

Thank you for warning people about this. I always appreciate good advice

[@tami.41]

I had this exact thing TWICE! It happened while stretching in dance class at drama school. I got the injury on one side and six months later on the other side. It took forever to heal and I lost a lot of flexibility. I never understood why it happened because both times I was warmed up properly and I had done these stretches before. So thank you for this video! It explained a lot!

[@jennfilice1212]

So glad I found this video. I’ve been struggling with a pain in my butt for the last 2 years. Not sure how it came about as I wasn’t doing yoga at the time. But after 2yrs of doing yoga and stretching it’s still there which is frustrating. So I’m glad I found this and am going to give strengthening a try.

[@hehunches]

You're a gem, ehlers danlos guy, hypermobile yet locked up by scar tissue. I love the way you opened up about your journey. Inspiring. I think life should not be so painful.

[@connieyoga8267]

I went through the same thing years ago and no one really knew how to help me either! It took about 5 years for me to fix it bc I didn't know what to do!! Finally I realized that I needed to strengthen and man did that feel better. Now I limit the amount of forward folds I teach and try to add in posterior strength. Thank you for posting!!

[@pansatsujin]

That was the final argument against not doing RDLs. Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@WMatthewRogers]

I agree. Dynamic stretching is the best way to go. Thank you for this wonderful video.

[@kl12017]

Thank you for this video! I finally committed to my Ashtanga practice, and I already suffered from yoga butt. I've been focused on form and alignment, but it's the first video I've seen that talks about the necessity of strengthening exercises. Thanks again!

[@marianapiresbr]

This is so great! Thanks Liv! Now I understand what happened to me like 10 years ago! For me, instead of yoga it was dance (ballet and contemporary). I've been struggling with finding a balance between different training forms, but I can't deny anymore that strength training is a life saver, with fairly quick results too. This time it's my knees that are reminding me of that 😬. Thanks again for all your content!!

[@ChinChannelOne]

Same here, ballet killed my hip flexor.

[@alidolally4851]

Fellow instructor here - altho much older than you. Been a FitPro for 40 years and now specialise in Healthy Ageing - alongside my regular and very varied work. May I complement you. Just found you via some happy algorithm and I’m so impressed with your knowledge & competence. I’ve learned , re- learned and been reassured of my own competency and currency from you - plus you’re a joy to listen to and inspiring to observe! Thank you 🙏🏼🤗

[@Leannelimwalker]

This video has come at the perfect time ❤ 7 weeks ago when we were doing cool down stretches after running, I pointed up my foot up a little further whilst stretching my hamstring and I felt something go. I do strength training already but maybe doing single leg versions of RDLs and bridges will help more. Thank you helping me realise what the injury is called 🙌🏼

[@nisiz5033]

The style of this video and the content is 👌 as usual!

[@ianmcgraw5873]

I've had this in my left hip for like 2 years on and off and I could never figure out what it was!! Thank you for sharing this!!

[@neygart1929]

Another life saver video from you!!! Thanks for all your great content, you're my personal hero. From the bottom of my heart I wish you all the best for your professional and personal future.

[@michaeldigiulio6327]

So Pumped Learning from you ! Your Energy is Warrior Spirit Leader ! Thank You for helping US through ur passion and super wisdom and teaching us in a simplified way

[@forgivence1]

For somebody who has a hamstring that is pulled currently and missing a day of work. This video is such a blessing. Waiting to battle and make more recipes with my dragons and watch videos on hamstrings this is a good day off to recoup.

[@emazey5044]

Thanks for bringing this up! Currently working on strength training hams and needed this encouragement! Like many, I've always focused on stretches and have sustained injuries that took forever to heal. Have added strengthening my hams to the mix to help with pain in hip and legs which showed up after a year in lockdown. Inactivity brought me down! Took me a year to figure things out, now am on it! Just need to keep going! Thank you for the timely video! 👍👍👍💕

[@sanjaychhabra3546]

I am so glad you made this video. I have had this issue for the last one month and just could not figure out what it was. I thought I knew a lot about strength, flexibility and yoga having done these for years but was stumped with this one. I tried the nerve glide and the three stretches video and in a week it’s gone. Thanks much for doing this video and for the universe to point me to it. Now I am a fan of all your videos. 🙏🏽🙏🏽

[@thenayancat8802]

Great to look at mobility exercises (flexibility with strength in the full range of motion) rather than just flexibility/stretching.

[@samantharoberts6929]

Thank you for this! It's explained so much for me and I'm fairly certain this is my issue too! Been doing yoga for years on and off but been really struggling with my right leg being painful for the last year or so. I've just been trying to stretch it out but it's not gotten any better :( Definitely going to add in these exercised along with those nerve ones from your other video and hopefully it will help!

[@IainThacker]

Great video - pretty much true for all areas we seek to stretch I think. I run and had a similar issue after a half-marathon - pain/discomfort at both the top and bottom hammy attachment points so can fully relate to the woe. Lots of strength work helped overcome this but it wasn't a quick fix and is a constant journey.

[@randomhominid9816]

Thank you so much for calling my attention to this. I just recently started Yoga and haven't really considered injuries. I do other forms of exercise including weight lifting but as it happens I've been neglecting my hamstrings and legs in general. No more though. Also, I think I will be less ambitious on progressing on stretches and take it easy. No hurries, no worries. I don't want setbacks from sport injuries. This was truly a helpful video for me.👍👍

[@lauren9373]

I've never heard of this, I do a lot of stretching and some strengthening stuff. So glad I heard this now thanks!

[@KayleySexton]

I got a splits injury just like you! Thanks for sharing. I had to stop stretching for a long time after it.

[@carolegold8459]

Omg!!! I've had this for years and I've been to physio. They never had any idea what it was or what caused it. Thank you!!!!

[@GingerPieAJellybean]

Thank you for this! I haven’t pulled anything, but I definitely have way flexible hammies that are woefully weak. Currently, they’re at their least flexible as well, so I hope to incorporate a lot of these strengthening tips in to work back to better stretching!

[@Annie-wx3kc]

Wow I just found your channel today. So glad! Thank you for this great information! 💕

[@Pluvo2for1]

Thank you for opening up about your background Liv.

[@girl_on_fire_x_x]

Really enjoy watching your videos. They're so informative with a friendly approach, and your voice is pleasant to listen to. I always feel like I have tight hamstrings, even though I do resistance training as well as mobility exercises. It's my knees that are my issue at the moment 😔

[@anita4869]

I love your videos. So informative, useful and reliable.

[@NevadaRaider]

your videos are absolutely addicting! And with three beautiful young teenage daughters, I can't encourage them enough to follow your videos and follow your path of learning teaching and inspiring!

[@blue-fj9ky]

I'm dealing with shoulder tendinopathy from an occupational issue. Doctors have me on a program of strengthening all the surrounding muscles. Thanks for this video, very helpful!

[@stefanie4616]

Thank you so much! I have had this pain for a few month now, since I stopped strengthening the muscles. I can't sit for long periods of time either. So glad you explained it so clearly. Grateful greetings fromm Germany.🤗

[@joshuadimon644]

Great information, thank you very much. This is my first time being clued into this issue.

[@capricornia_2994]

I finally understand what happened to me and been looking for solutions. Thank you so much.

[@loisjclark]

You're quite right. Exactly the same thing happened to me when I took up yoga as a complimentary workout having used a Concept 2 and treadmill for years. Painful and extremely irritating. But I'm fixing it successfully with weight training, so knowledge is power! Thanks for making this video.

[@nar7426]

Just started my yoga classes! Thank you for this video! Extremely helpful

[@karlistapr]

Had this injury 2 years ago and went to several physicians and no one could actually tell me what was happening 😢 I stopped stretching and it went away but luckily, at the same time, I started strengthening my hamstrings 😅 I’m fine now

[@OSMTraining]

What a great video. I had heard of yoga butt as underdeveloped glutes but had no idea it was associated with injury

[@julieyoutu]

Your execution of poses, is mind blowing🤌 good for you and thank you for taking us along your journey🤗❣️

[@NiKlaus1020]

I love the way u explain and m trying hard to become more flexible. I just want a more specified daily 3-4 stretches for beginners video on splitting and also on back brigde/ wheel. Thank you 😊❤

[@vacafuega]

Such a great video! I really enjoy yoga but I get pain when I do too much of it, much happier when I'm just doing it on the side. I love strength exercises above all so it's not a hardship to focus on those, just gotta find the right balance and not get too sucked into the "yoga is all" mentality that sadly prevails. Yoga is great and it's just one option among many.

[@nexx410]

That’s a good point. My trainer always said you should never commit to one thing for too long. Switching things up is a good thing

[@user-uq2fb8lh3c]

Nice, finally somebody spoke out the thing I always see in yoga people

[@fredatlas4396]

I was told many yrs ago by a very good physiotherapist to never stretch when cold. You should always warm up first before doing any stretching, or stretch after a warm shower works for me. I have a good book on stretching and it basically says the same thing, stretching can be part of a warm up, but its not the warm up, you should warm up first before stretching

[@valmikmundkur1555]

Thank you for this insight. Love the video content.

[@yogiyogi3090]

I am 63 years old and have been practicing yoga for 8 years. I wish I had found this video years ago… I was so into yoga and pushed myself to the edge like some kind of competition. As a result, I got a bad hamstring tendonitis on my left thigh 6 months ago… The pain is finally gone but my left thigh is not as stretchy as before. Now, I am learning not only avoiding over-stretching but also my big EGO on yoga. It is so disappointing that I can not do some poses that took me for years to learn, but trying to take this injury experience as a part of my yoga journey and be gentle on my body and soul.

[@kerryjlynch1]

Thank you for posting this informative video. As well as yoga, I've lifted weights & done a lot of running & walking for 40+ years, and have wondered if the variety helped or hurt. Every injury I've had came after ramping up one exercise too quickly.

[@Ladylovesdogs]

Love that you are talking about this! I have always been active but similarly fell in love with yoga around the same age, even became a yoga teacher. But after a lot of hip/knee issues I decided yoga was a movement practice that best served and accompanied my strength training. Yoga postures are no ancient - they were influenced around the time of the world fair when photography was created, and a lot of yoga positions were influenced by contortionists and gymnasts in non-Indian countries. The only true traditional yoga position is lotus or seated postures for meditation. These postures were really taught to teenage boys and are not really meant for all bodies. I now believe in building strength at every length and playing with yoga for fun vs. a primary way of exercising. The modifications you suggest are freaking great - it's time to update how we do yoga for modern bodies/women.

[@oksanakaido8437]

I never got yoga butt or any hamstring injuries in my years of doing yoga, but it definitely contributed to ruining my right knee, which now gets inflamed and painful quite easily. These days, I do mostly strength training and I feel such a difference in my body, now that it is both strong AND flexible.

[@littlegraysparrow]

I injured my right hamstring in yoga as well. Found out I came really close to completely tearing the tendon. I approach all forms of exercise in a much more gentle and balanced way now.

[@courtneyt8179]

I love your videos so much. Thanks for the great info!

[@elenahabicht9025]

Thank you very much for this video! I've been struggling with the exact same issues mentioned for nearly four years... Seen five different doctors, done physical therapy etc and yet never got a proper diagnosis and/or treatment. This might just be it. Def going to read into this!

[@thelanguagefantastic]

This is exactly what happened to me and I had no idea it was so common!! I stopped practicing yoga and martial arts for almost two years and when it happened I could barely sit down. Since then I have taken up ballet, which has done huge amounts to strengthen the right / opposite muscles, and taking a huge amount of time to activate the 'under-butt' muscle (don't remember the correct term). Thank you so much for this video.

[@barrewithkiirsten]

💯 yes. Ive never had “yoga butt”, but I so have FAI and during my 200HR ytt that became an issue- too many times we overemphasize flexibility and underestimate the need for strengthening in yoga. Great video. Very helpful i fo!

[@veritehunter2191]

Ive just discovered your channel and I love it! thankyou- subscribed- your going to be one of my morning regularly videos :)

[@susydegiuli2347]

Thank you so much for this interesting video, very informative and enlightening.

[@bazfit]

Lovely Video. Great information and teaching techniques. Thx

[@Fengelo63]

This exact thing happened to me last October! I joined a fashion school and I dropped doing weights but kept up my yoga and stretch routine because I was so busy and I always cared more about flexibility than strength. I was starting my second year when this happened during my morning yoga routine...maybe I should add weights back into my routine then, huh.

[@michelletb123]

Thank you soooooo much!!! I've had this issue for over a year, not knowing what the problem was and was getting really scared that it was only going to get worse. I'm gonna try those mobility workouts and was looking to go and see a physio anyway but will now sort that out a lot sooner. To get my legs back to normal will be fantastic. Thank you!!

[@sjwestmo]

Thank you! This is much needed info

[@helene3]

Omg this literally happened to me two weeks ago !!! Thank you for this !!

[@RubyRedDances]

Thank you for explaining this so well.

[@Jahefe13]

I like you , get obsessed with knowledge in a given situation . Then I search for people with that knowledge. When I find the right person after time , they always feel like an old friend ,like you, Thank you !

[@Jennifer-wr9si]

I don't do yoga regularly other than sun salutations most mornings and I have no idea if what I have is yoga butt or false sciatica or something else though resistance training and laying off certain stretches seems to have helped. But honestly your story is why I am - and others should be - *really* selective about finding well-rounded instructors, whatever the discipline (who insist on warming up, especially on frigid English mornings!). Looking forward to seeing more of your content :)

[@user-rz5ez5js8f]

Hi from Greece.. your Chanel is just amazing.. great explanation for everything we need to know about exercises .. stretching e.t.c...i am impressed 😁 great job 👍..