Ella Reese - Stretching Here

If you’ve spent any time in the flexibility, contortion, or pole dancing corners of the internet, you’ve likely seen the name Ella Reese .

Ella doesn’t just stretch her hamstrings (the back of the leg); she stretches the front of the hip. Her secret weapon? Tucking the tailbone slightly in a lunge changes the stretch from the quad to the deep hip flexors—the gateway to the middle split. 3. Breath Over Force There is a common misconception that flexibility is about pain tolerance. "No pain, no gain," right? ella reese - stretching

Wrong, according to Ella’s methodology. In her training clips, you hear her exhale into the stretch. When you hold your breath, your nervous system thinks you are in danger. It tightens the muscles to protect you. When you breathe deeply (exhaling longer than you inhale), you tell your nervous system: “I am safe. We can relax here.” If you’ve spent any time in the flexibility,