this isn't stretching but it keeps me pain free in my very physical job

These were all very similar to some of the poses I did during one of the other videos from breathe and flow. They definitely helped.

Thank you!

Tried an hour of that for the first time last night.

Sort of difficult to follow since I didn't know the names of the moves so had to stop watch then do it but once I had some basic flows down it was pretty fun. I was all over the living room though. Had to move all the furniture.

Pretty fun though and clearly benifical since you're moving so much through different postures or whatever the word is for it, planes of movement.

Might try to work it in more.

I was the exact same. Pause, watch move, do move, pause, watch move.
Also had to move all the furniture around to accomodate for my lanky limbs 😂
I definitely worked up a sweat (it is summer and like 35C here)
I am enjoying it! I just have to make time to keep it up as it’s already a stretch (pun intended) with work, gym, life balance

Thanks again for showing me this YouTube. Definitely enjoyable and doesn’t sound like a cringelord influencer (I wouldn’t be able to sit there and do it)

As a dude the works remote, and plays a fk ton of games, just work out bro. Stretching can only do so much. The muscle that surrounds the spine is what protects your lower back. Glutes are necessary if you have muscle imbalances.

My suggestion: Deadlift, Squat, Bench.

Do those Mon Wed Fri.

All three in one day, 3x a week. You'll see significant change in one month if you exert yourself each time.

Have been lifting weights for well over a decade now which I believe is part of the problem. Admittedly the gym has taken a step back Karly due to work.

I’m just getting older as well (35)

Lol, haven't we come full circle. What we'd subscribe for beginners, 30+ year olds, and everything in between.

Lots of good advice above..SBD has good recommendation there.

Beyond the usual, a couple things that have helped me a ton are:
- stretch poses to open the hip flexors up, also helpful for Olympic lift postures
- using a stick to keep torso aligned while doing some stretches or lay stretches
- standing quad and hamstring stretch using workout box and foam roller.
- stability exercises when body is already exhausted (upside down bosu squat, bosu weighted lunge, medicine ball pushups)
- pool time, non load bearing exercises

If you cant do the splits have your mates yank on.legs and jump on shoulders daily till you can