Instantly Increase Your Flexibility | Do This 30 Second Stretch Hack 

Question! How do you stretch/strengthen your back when your stretching forward or down. I can’t stop myself from curving my back- how do I fix that?

Thanks for this! I'm trying to learn to do the splits for a Zensual dance class and they charge ridiculous prices! I've spent my whole life without sports and just desk jobs and Im trying to learn to take care of myself. Sometimes those prices are discouraging (because I have to pay for healthy foods, new clothes as I lose weight,etc lifestyle changes are expensive!) and I think that its' amazing that they have a passion to help people! Thank you!

I was told about that stretch by my physio/osteo, but because I don't have the level of flexibility that you guys do, I can't grab my ankle to do the stretch. I tried the sitting on the legs version, but I can't put my arms back to rest on my hands either. I was at the gym and actually put one foot back onto the Swiss ball, which allowed me to do the stretch. My physio agreed with that option, and also said I could use a chair or the arm of the couch to get myself into the position to stretch my quads. Just wanted to share that option in case anyone else has the same struggle. Perhaps if I do it enough, I'll get to the point where I can hold my ankle!

I did it, it worked so well. My hands were like 5 inches away from the ground when I started, did the stretch and then I could easily touch my toes. More people need to hear about this.

Two questions: 1: Has this house just been burgled? 2: Why didn't they take the cute elephants?

Lovey I am actually astonished how this worked so well on my first try. Lol now I can touch my toes

nice vid! bros i mastered the pistol squats and now i see haters in gym telling me its not good caus of back rounding and it can hurt my spine, but i always need some backroundung to keep balance, opinion please..

he need to stop talking so much and get to doing the teaching part

OMG I was already flexible and I could touch the ground by leaning forward, but after following the steps in this video, I could lean even harder and feel more flexible. this really works!

I learned the first stretch in TKD and I used it ever since, I used to not be able to even get near touching my toes, but the I did the stretch everyday and now I'm able to put my chest to my knees. I love it so much.

Does this stretch help with spilts? I’m trying to get my spilts for ballet but I still have a long way to go. Thanks.

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I like how you talk of reciprocal inhibition and myo-tactic reflexes. People need to understand how the body balances itself!! YES!!!

I have to say that I did not expect that to work that well, but I tried it and it did! Thx!

I came to this video to help me with my yoga forward fold.....and found the two best looking guys on RU-vid! Double bonus. I love the hair so much....oh, and the exercise works. Thank you x

I am in love with his hair

They seem like very nice people and doing something for others. I also very much like Dr. Berg

It works!! Try holding stretches for longer and you will get way better results!!!

Thanks for tip on stretching, anyone who knows of Dr Berg got my attention, I been following him for a couple of years. I'll have to add your channel as well.

Dr Berg is the best

Great information. Thank you very much.

I have done yoga for six months and have not been able to place my hands flat on the floor. One stretching episode from this video and I was able to do this!! I can't even believe it!!!

Good video!! Thank You!!

Your hair looked perfect. So envious people doesn't have your hair. Your body looked healthy . Thanks you for you info I will try this exercise slowly ...

This is gold thank you

Hey just wanted to say your videos have been super helpful for many years to me.

FTR, this old "trick" actually has nothing to do with stretching the opposing muscle group. It actually works due to putting an active load against the opposing group. This is because in order to allow a muscle group to move the limb, the opposing muscle group needs to be relaxed (otherwise they would offset each other, and little to no movement would occur. In order for this to happen, the nervous system sends a relax signal to the opposing muscle group at the same time it is sending a signal to the loaded group to contract. Stretching the opposing muscle group appears to work, because stretching puts an active load on that group, and sends a relax signal to the group you are trying to increase flexibility in, but any active load will work. And the effect is at its maximum immediately after tensing the opposing group, and diminishes as time goes on. Also, the reason you want to lock your knees in such demonstration stretches is because when you don't, there is no way to definitively show an increase in range of motion, because what appears to be extra ROM can actually just be increased flexion at the knee joint. In this case, the subject is clearly bending his knees more, detracting somewhat from the claims made.

Really good exercise .. thanks a lot bros

Hey TappBros, I just wanted to know if you could do a video on the Pop Vault. This would be awesome! Btw good video Tapps!

good video

Thanks Tapp bros this realy will help. I have been working on loosing my fear of falling and getting hurt and I think this will help.

This is just what I've been looking for! I've been sitting down quite a bit growing up, thus I can't reach my toes. But I'll give this a try and I hope it'll work out, in time, ofcorse

thanks for the very useful tip

Lovely, thank you

Wow! Very impressive progress! Thank so much..!

You mention holding the stretch for 10 secs. Is there any advantage/ disadvantage in holding a stretch longer?

VERY NICE 5 MINUTE ROUTINE. This will be my daily A.M. and P.M. routine. Many thanks...!!!

Thank you!

Thumbs up for you and @Dr berg

This is very interesting. I never would have thought to stretch my quads in order to improve my hamstring flexibility, which has always been bad for me. Thanks.

maybe it will help with my pelvic pain thank you

Its true thanks

Gonna try this for the next week Thanks 🙏🏾

That just blew my mind. Thank U!

worked great!

Thanks dude! cool trick.

Tried and true, thankyou!

If you do that quad stretch lying down with the other leg bent you won't get that arch in the back that comes from tightness in the area. More effective and safe for people prone to such issues.

Hi Do knees are Locked while goin down I think there is bit bend at the knee? Thanks

It’s works so well

THANK YOU! Even in Gymnastics 500 yrs ago(for me that is) they didn't give us simple little tip. This would have alleviated so much pain in the beginning of the season! Wow!

Thank you

Hi you guys are the best I subscribed I love your vidios

thanks tapp bros

BTW, if I lift my legs without touching anything (self balance), is the effect of getting that stretch are same or its much better?

👍 Yep. It works! Thank you!

Hi my son is 15 and a competitive swimmer. Can you recommend some body weight exercises he can do at home to strengthen, condition and to help improve his performance in the pool?

it worked ... thank you@!

hey tapp brothers, lucky here my traps, shoulder, biceps, forearms are really week which workouts i have to do, to gain these muscles please make a video regarding this is really helpful for me and many people

hy dear i m suffring from ankloysing spoyndolits plzzz suggest me some suitable exercise to reduce stiffness of muscles...

great exercise

you always give amazing tips thanks

Thanks for the advice. It made a difference in my flexibility immediately. I was having a problem in bending forward, after this exercise I could bend easily. Thanks

Really working

Thank you, Aslan!!

Great information

Thank u so much.It helped me a lot.

This stretch actually surprisingly worked. Improved about five inches after doing it

Whoa I got a lot further! Never knew! Please tell me if you know whether or not the same thing counts for the adductor/abductor group?

nice, thanks

awesome video it really works

This is so cool because I learned something interesting! Nice work! Thank you ~

great tip; this is actually ancient knowledge of the Shaolin, they knew it relaxes when opposite leg muscle is tensed. They do a static squat with the feet spread far apart to activate quad tension AND stretch the hamstrings simultaneously.

Hey do you guys have any videos on how to do a 360 or 540 ?

Nice Basic Beginner but effective stretch))

Needed this

great video. I've got a question for you guys. I've been going through some of your body weight routines but i have an issue with too many pushup like moves. An old injury puts a lot of pressure on my right shoulder and i have to stop. Do you have suggestions for alternate moves or increasing the range of motion for the shoulders? Thanks.

it's called reciprocal inhibition,for one muscle to contract one has to lengthen. Thats how we move, its based on the agonist/antagonist relationship.

Great vid

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Man that guy is shredded for being a little skinny. What type of abs routine would you recommend to look like that? Keep up the good work!

eric berg for the win

Blown! This really works! Great shift in mindset

his hair is amazing

I have a few issues with this: 1. The quadriceps are irrelevant, stretching them is the only way to relax the hamstrings. 2. I understand that stretch receptors stimulate muscle contraction in response to stretching. But how does hamstring muscle relaxation (which presumably dampens stretch receptors) mean that your hamstrings are now able to stretch further? You stretch them again and the stretch receptors activate as usual. 30 seconds of bending your leg is not going to change your stretch receptor sensitivity over any long period. 3. The only effect I see in this video is perhaps that of warming up, and his knees were also slightly more bent at the second stretch. 4. You did not recommend warming up before stretching

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What conditioner do you use? Obviously, it works very well.

Amazing it works

This really is working. Thanks a million! :)

I love how the Tapp brothers know who Dr. Berg is!

Can you make more daily videos. I have been checking everyday for a video but i never see a new one. Thx

Could this stretch be helpful before/after a cardio workout?

Are you familiar with kinesiological stretching? The relevant RU-vid channel for it is called 'Elasticsteel'

hey tapp brothers I a big fan please tell me how to decrease body weight . Mainly thigh size

The thing about me is I'm pretty silm but not as strong so this channel will really help me I'm not giving up

I don't know why everyone is telling him to cut his hair. The style looks so smooth it's not something everyone has

After countless different exercises to fix APT, i tried this once using just 2 minutes and I could touch my toes.... AMAZING! Thank you so much!

thanks man its usefull

Your hair is very healthy. What you use to make it healthy??

Im working on my speed vaults and I'm having trouble lifting my legs up far enough, could you explain how to work on that?