GABRIELLE NINA TRIVILEGIO

"Yoga is not for the flexible. It's for the willing." EVALUATION When I measured my ROM using a goniometer during my initial straight leg raise test (before engaging myself into Yoga), it measured:  Hip Flexion (Knee Straight): 0-90 degrees Hip Abduction: 0-80 degrees Hip Extension: 0-50 degrees However, after doing the 5-day Yoga exercise (I did it for two weeks!) that I have prepared to improve my flexibility, these were the results when measured by a goniometer: Hip Flexion (Knee Straight): 0-110 degrees Hip Abduction: 0-90 degrees Hip Extension: 0-70 degrees These results (the before and the after) are actually not normal, this shows that my joints in these areas are hypermobile, which means that my joints have an unusuall large range of movement and I can move my limbs into positions others find impossible. This is most probably caused by my several years of dancing ballet.  PERSONAL EXPERIENCE I am not new to Yoga. Apparently, I hav...

Hello again! As a ballerina, I'm still struggling with my leg extensions and worrying maybe it's still not good enough when I perform. So, in my previous blog, I've prepared a 5-day fitness plan for me to follow in order to reach my goal. Out of all the flexibility exercises, I chose Yoga because it does not only improve how far my legs will go but it is said to be good for one's mental well-being and lymphatic and digestive health . It's now time to put my fitness plan into reality! Follow me in my journey towards a more flexible self.  DAY 1   As they say, "You don't have to be great to start but you have to start to be great.".  So to begin, I did each exercise for 20 seconds and I repeated doing it for 3 times. It was actually a good start as I felt my hamstrings, quads, and back stretch. Forward Bend Tortoise Cat DAY 2 I had fun in Day 1 so today, I woke up and got up from the bed determined to do my flexibility exe...