Hey guys it's Anna and today we're going to be doing a daily stretching routine
to improve flexibility throughout your entire body
I challenge you to do this routine everyday for 20 days to see how much your flexibility improves
if you would like you can share your results with me by using #annamcnultychallenge
on Instagram or TikTok
and if you use that hashtag your transformation might even get featured at the end of any one of my videos
of course you can definitely continue to do this routine after the 20 days is over
to improve your flexibility even further
the 20 days is really just to get into the habit of stretching
because how you really get flexible is just by getting into the habit of stretching often
and the 20 days also gives you a nice short term goal so that you can track your progress
and now let's go ahead started with the stretch routine
begin standing with your feet apart and we're going to reach one arm
towards it's opposite ankle 10 times on each side
if you find any of the stretches too difficult as always
I will be showing beginner modifications on the left side
so for this one if reaching towards your ankles is too intense
of a stretch on your hamstrings you can try reaching for your knee instead
next we're going to stretch out our necks a bit by doing 2 neck circles in each direction
the next stretch is similar to the first one we did except this time
bend the leg you're reaching towards to go into a side lunge
during this you should be feeling a good stretch in your inner thigh of the leg that is straight
we're going to reach this one 10 times per side as well
in case any of you are wondering today I'm using the moon mist yoga mat from annamcnulty.com
and my outfit is from gymshark so I'll leave links to both of those down in the description
on the last reach hold the lunge trying to push your straight leg even closer to the ground
still remaining in this side lunge reach up the arm closest to the bent leg
we are now going to repeat the side lunge on the other side
you can now reach the arm closest to the bent leg up
from here straighten out both legs and then slide into as deep of a middle split as you can
bend both of your legs to do half middle splits
next go onto your hands and knees and then lift up one leg as high as you can
we're going to repeat that stretch on your other leg
we are already over half way through this stretch routine so just keep going and you'll be done in no time
next up is a knee bridge so if you're more advanced you can reach over head
to try and arch back to grab onto your ankles
or if you're a beginner you can just try to arch back as far as you can
on your knees without reaching over head
if you find knee bridges easy to make this very advanced you can try to bend your arms
to push your elbows towards the ground
you can now come out of the knee bridge and then reach
your arms out in front of you to do a child pose
next we're going to do front splits again just going down as far as you can
if you can't do the splits all the way down and want to push yourself even further you can
lift your arms up from the ground
to try to sink even deeper into the splits
now switch which leg is in front for your splits
for our final stretch sit with your legs straight out in front of you
with one crossed over top of the other
then try to reach overtop of your legs
we are now going to repeat that stretch with the other leg crossed over