Firstly, what is active flexibility?
Active flexibility is the strength you have to pull your leg / limb into its maximum range of flexibility. This is the strength that make your upside down splits look amazing and keeps your joints safe while you are at your limit of flexibility.
Secondly, Why is it important?
Because active flexibility is strength! It is not noodling / relaxing into your flexy pose, it’s actively pulling your limb into position and engaging surrounding muscles to support and stabilise your joint to protect you from injury.
By incorporating active flexibility into every training session you will start to notice an improvement in your passive flexibility and better looking upside down splits.
Here are a few exercises you can do to improve your active flexibility range.
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