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Too Flexible To Feel Good: A Practical Roadmap to Managing Hypermobility
Are you overly flexible or double-jointed? Perhaps you are the clumsy and tired person in your group of friends, often nursing an injury of some sort. If you are nodding in agreement with raised eyebrows and a knowing smirk on your face, then there is a chance you are hypermobile.
Hypermobility affects a whopping 10 to 25 percent of the population (meaning it’s more common than being left-handed, standing over six feet tall, or having a third nipple), and it can cause symptoms ranging from minor discomfort to debilitating pain. Hypermobile people’s bendiness and tendency toward anxiety often lead them to yoga, where they find that they are at last praised for their physical ability and given tools to manage their hypersensitivity. However, the way yoga is taught frequently leaves this population susceptible to severe injuries, and they end up being told by medical professionals to avoid yoga.
In this epic new book, fitness experts Adell Bridges and Celest Pereira redefine how to manage hypermobility, providing a practical roadmap that will enable you to harness your bendiness and feel fantastic. They reinforce the importance of stability, correct posture, and a healthy lifestyle, showing how, if managed properly, hypermobility is not debilitating but a superpower that you can use to live an extraordinary life. Too Flexible to Feel Good teaches you how to adapt your everyday habits such as your biomechanics and your diet to support and nourish your flexible body. This book also
• Practical tips on how to hold your body for optimal results during training
• Tools to help build awareness of your joint position in everyday life
• Strategies for busting anxiety
• Exercises that can improve your biomechanics
• Diet and sleep considerations
Too Flexible to Feel Good is also an invaluable resource for yoga teachers, fitness instructors, and medical professionals, helping them develop a deeper understanding of how best to help this population.
Hypermobility affects a whopping 10 to 25 percent of the population (meaning it’s more common than being left-handed, standing over six feet tall, or having a third nipple), and it can cause symptoms ranging from minor discomfort to debilitating pain. Hypermobile people’s bendiness and tendency toward anxiety often lead them to yoga, where they find that they are at last praised for their physical ability and given tools to manage their hypersensitivity. However, the way yoga is taught frequently leaves this population susceptible to severe injuries, and they end up being told by medical professionals to avoid yoga.
In this epic new book, fitness experts Adell Bridges and Celest Pereira redefine how to manage hypermobility, providing a practical roadmap that will enable you to harness your bendiness and feel fantastic. They reinforce the importance of stability, correct posture, and a healthy lifestyle, showing how, if managed properly, hypermobility is not debilitating but a superpower that you can use to live an extraordinary life. Too Flexible to Feel Good teaches you how to adapt your everyday habits such as your biomechanics and your diet to support and nourish your flexible body. This book also
• Practical tips on how to hold your body for optimal results during training
• Tools to help build awareness of your joint position in everyday life
• Strategies for busting anxiety
• Exercises that can improve your biomechanics
• Diet and sleep considerations
Too Flexible to Feel Good is also an invaluable resource for yoga teachers, fitness instructors, and medical professionals, helping them develop a deeper understanding of how best to help this population.
241 pages, Kindle Edition
Published October 12, 2021
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March 31, 2024
While this book is plump full of information, I gave a 4 star because I felt the book could explain more about EDS, instead of just being bendy. -And the book was so dang heavy. Otherwise, it was a good book.
December 29, 2024
There's some problematic representation of the LGBT community, but otherwise, this book is CHANGING MY LIFE. I bought the kindle, then bought the physical that I can highlight and dog-ear. This book is super ADHD friendly, which I loved.
But also, trans people aren't drag queens. Gay people aren't necessarily leather bears. I understand it's an attempt to be cutesy, but it wasn't cute.
But also, trans people aren't drag queens. Gay people aren't necessarily leather bears. I understand it's an attempt to be cutesy, but it wasn't cute.
April 2, 2022
Literally changed my life. I understand my body so much better now. There was too much ink dedicated to yoga, (I wanted a bigger broader scope on how to coexist with this "superpower") which didn't feel as relevant, and the "characters" felt childish and condescending (Just tell me the science- I can handle it!) But all in all, really well researched and explained!
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