Active Isolated Flexibility with Phil Wharton 

Worked with Phil and Jim Wharton over 20 years ago. They cured my sciatica pain ion one session. This was after suffering debilitating pain for over 8 months. AIF works period!!!

We encourage all of our clients to follow the principles of active stretching. It makes us better coaches!

Thank you very much for this video - very informatiive. I have the book, but this is much easier to follow.

I just did a post on the benefits of AIS and linked to some other studies and articles on the topic at my site. Phil's doing some great work.

thanks phil

Great stuff. Deffinetly going to use those exercises. Will help a lot for my skating.

THis looks soooo relaxinng...I am definitely trying these...cause I feel so tight!!

Any runners who still only do 'static' stretches are really missing out on maximizing their running potential. Active Isolated Stretching is a huge upgrade!!!

Ok, I have a question about this, and am very excited about the possibilites I'm hoping that it will do for me. But, I've had a bad back for some time now, which has lead to knee injuries. I started doing Yoga, which made a world of difference for me. They all hold for 30 seconds to 1 Minute. Should I keep doing Yoga the same way? From what I understand, the extended stretches cause blood flow restriction, and I don't want to do more harm than good. Do I follow Yoga using the same principal?

Oh, to answer my own question, they sell their wares on their website (given at the end of the video; Google won't let me post it here)

Hi, Can AIS help with glute amnesia? I am a sprinter and I never feel my glutes and hamstrings, only my quads are sore. This is not optimal since the glutes should drive the body forward, the glutes being the larges and most powerful muscles of the body. Can AIS make me glute dominant ? Thank you

I wish the diagrams in the book were half as easy to follow as watching this video. Is there a DVD available for the book? And, where can I get me a snazzy rope like that?!?!

I have watched Meb use these stretches when he prepares to run or after, hasn't hurt him.

Link?

which study is it?

My brother swears by this. How long long is does one stretch take?

Dr. Berg sent me here.

+Tommy Harris "A recent study showed that static stretching(30s stretch) was far superior to active isolated stretching." Studies in the past showed that active stretching was superior. Can you please provide a link to to the study or elaborate?

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I can't buy into this..

He is such a weird guy hahahaha