Post workout stretching is a long stretch session that Michelle recommends adding on to the end of a workout. It’s a little long for that for my daily schedule but it is perfect for me to use on a recovery day, which is what I did today. I did some low intensity cardio then finished with this. Michelle stretches everything deeply and you hold the stretches for a long time. It felt very good and I was well stretched out by the end. One thing I really liked about this stretch is that no shoes are needed. Because I have metal heels, I often have to wear shoes for workouts that other people would go barefoot but not this one. I was able to do it in yoga socks.
Each stretch is done for 40 seconds. For most of the exercises there is also a 10 second transition. There is a timer in the upper right hand corner of the screen counting down the intervals and transitions. There is a progress bar above it counting down total workout time as a percentage.
Post workout stretching is 17:11 minutes; 50 second intro. Equipment: fitness mat. Optional is a yoga strap for one stretch.
- Ear to shoulder neck stretch
- Repeat #1 on other side of the body
- Tricep stretch (extending arm overhead, bent at elbow and pulling elbow w/ opposite hand)
- Repeat #3 on other arm
- Chest opener (place one hand on a wall, open body out to side stretching arm/chest)
- Repeat #5 on other side of body
- Calf stretch (downward facing dog with one ankle cross over the other and pressing heel to floor)
- Repeat #7 on other leg
- Pigeon pose (start in 3 legged dog then bring raised leg under body into pigeon pose); slide one arm under body adding thread the needle
- Repeat #9 on other side of body
- Hamstring stretch (lay on back, extend one straight leg to ceiling, hold calf and pull leg toward body; you can use a yoga strap to deepen this stretch, which I did)
- Repeat #11 on other leg
- Hip flexor stretch (in kneeling lunge, shift body forward and hold)
- Repeat #13 on other side of body
- Adductor stretch (butterfly)
- Still seated, extend one leg straight and open to side, other knee is bent with insole against inner thigh, hinge forward over extended leg, reaching for foot
- Repeat #16 on other leg
- Sphinx pose (lay on stomach and forearms, raising chest)
- Up dog into child’s pose
- Sit cross leg and reach arms out to sides and overhead
For more info on Michelle Brieher’s workouts and other (free) streaming workouts I’ve sampled and reviewed, check out my Streaming page.
