Coach Elia - Stretching & Handstand on Instagram: "Stretching Your Fascia for More Flexibility There are many structures involved when we want to increase our flexibility, and one of the most important is our fascia. Fascia is a special kind of connective tissue that surrounds our muscles like a membrane. When we stretch, fascia stretches too—but it responds differently than muscles. Muscles can grow in length over time, thanks to a process called sarcomerogenesis, where they actually add new fi

𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗝𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗯𝘆 | 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗔 𝗠𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿 on Instagram: "𝐓𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐞? 𝐈𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐮𝐬𝐜𝐥𝐞, 𝐢𝐭 𝐦𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐚.⁣ ⁣ Here I’m anchoring the hamstrings while gently circling the tibia to create a fascial “tack-and-stretch.” That helps free sticky layers behind the knee, hydrate the tissue, and restore rotation + glide to the joint, which often brings a surprising sense of lightness through th