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Jan 2021
11:46am, 8 Jan 2021
14,887 posts
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Garfield
Adrian, it's tight adductors (muscles on inner thighs). You'll get used to it in time...and they'll become a little more pliable given time. Or you can sit kneeling...with hips on feet until your thighs get used to being cross legged. Hubby hates sitting cross legged because his hips are tight and his pelvis leans backwards...which is when I tell him to grab a cushion to sit on so his hips are higher than his knees.
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Jan 2021
11:50am, 8 Jan 2021
22,102 posts
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EvilPixie
garfield to me I feel like the skin over my knees is tight but assume it's hamstrings ?
what do you think?
I know I have tight hamstrings
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Jan 2021
11:54am, 8 Jan 2021
14,891 posts
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Garfield
Pix, that might be tight quads not hamstrings. If it were hamstrings, you wouldn't like sitting with the legs straight out front.
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Jan 2021
11:54am, 8 Jan 2021
6,311 posts
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AdrianB1066
Oh thank you Garfield that makes perfect sense. Well diagnosed from my rambling descriptions!
I hadn’t thought of kneeling ( I can do that ok) and it makes a lot more sense than sitting with my legs out in front of me allowing me to sit tall and relax without having to brace my lower back.
I’ll be doing that tomorrow.
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Jan 2021
12:04pm, 8 Jan 2021
14,892 posts
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Garfield
Yay, and you can work on the adductors and in time you'll be able to sit more comfortable cross legged as those adductors become a little more flexible. Or you could place pillows/cushions under your knees for additional support.
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Jan 2021
12:07pm, 8 Jan 2021
22,104 posts
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EvilPixie
of course silly me thanks Garfield
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Jan 2021
12:35pm, 8 Jan 2021
6,313 posts
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AdrianB1066
I will work on them and as soon as they become sore I’ll move into the kneeling position that you suggested. Pillows under the knees to support also a great idea so I’ll try that tomorrow to take a little of the weight.
Many thanks Garfield. So many great suggestions & it’s not even lunchtime!
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Jan 2021
12:42pm, 8 Jan 2021
14,894 posts
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Garfield
No worries Pix, I used to have really tight quads that I couldn't kneel comfortably, so know the tight around the knees feeling only too well...though I still hate doing a reclining hero pose because of those pesky quads!
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Jan 2021
2:17pm, 8 Jan 2021
2,208 posts
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panad
Day 7 done, enjoyed the slow side stretching after yesterdays abs
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Jan 2021
2:18pm, 8 Jan 2021
8,500 posts
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KatieB
Day 4 for me. I liked the little bit of core.
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29-31 Days of Yoga, 2022. Renegade edition
Mar 2022
