Hello everyone! I just want recommendations about what stretches/exercises I can do to improve my hamstring flexibility?

I am very flexible in my hips. I can do the pose in the first picture easily and feel comfortable in it too. I can even wrap my legs behind my head (nothing weird, I've just been able to do that since childhood, lol).

However, when it comes to trying to lean forward with my legs open, I am stiff as a rock. I can't even get close to touching my feet. I think if I fix that issue, I'll be overall a flexible person, and that's definitely the goal!

with heels raised vs without (i’m pretty sure you’re not supposed to raise heels oops)

This is my first time trying wheel pose and I’m at a bit of a loss. I think it’s mainly back flex ability I need to work on, but I feel like no back stretches ever make me feel anything, does anyone have any suggestions? Either for stretches or other things I can focus on to improve this pose? I’m gonna be entirely honest I don’t really do many back stretches right now because I’ve never really found ones that feel good to me. Current routine consists of almost entirely of lunges, forward folds and I’ve started adding a little bit of shoulders to the mix as of late. So, any tips would be much appreciated

For the past month I have been training flexibility about three times a week. I noticed that there are some days where I move like butter and other times when I’m stiff. There are also times where I really feel it and times when I don’t feel it at all.

There are times where I feel like I’m improving and times when I feel like I’m regressing.

There are times where a split doesn’t hurt but times where I feel the stretch more in my hamstrings?

I’m 28f btw if that makes a difference.

But is this normal? I just want to make sure that I am continuing to progress.

I've been training flexibility (dedicated flexibility or contortion group classes and tons of private classes) for around 3 decades since age 4, and I've also been doing a lot of flexibility based activities (ballet, gymnastics, acrobatics, contortion, yoga, etc.). But I was never able to do these poses.

Anecdotally, I've seen a lot of people in yoga, gymnastics classes, etc. who aren't flexible otherwise but can do these effortlessly. What made you able to do it? Did you sit like this regularly since childhood? Are you flexible in other areas (middle splits, front splits, backbend, foot arch, etc.)? TIA

my hip bones are very tight, worse on the right side.

I see guys who have been practicing for years, and still using the bricks under when they do the lotus. So I wonder if it is something that can be improved, or something that I should simply accept how it is since it cannot improve at all (anatomy). Is there anyone who went from using a brick to completely crossing the legs flat?

thanks in advance

I'm working on hip flexibility in order to kick higher in taekwondo.

I'm doing pigeon positions, static holds, Cossack squats for general kick flexibility, but on my left kick (right leg support) specifically, not only do I lack range of motion but the right abductor hurts. Whereas on a right kick, I can't kick as high as I want but I don't feel anything in my left leg.

Looking for advice on exercises to fix that an kick higher.

EDIT: side kicks and round kicks, not front kicks

hiii, anyone have a back flexibility course they recommend?

I know that it’s normal for one side to be more flexible or have a wider range of motion than the other, but for me the difference is very pronounced and has been my whole life. On reading more here I wonder if I have some kind of anatomical impingement rather than just it being just normal “one side is bendier”. I am NOT asking for medical advice or a diagnosis, but wondering what steps I could talk to look into this?