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Mobility for Adults Part 1: Increasing Flexibility as an Adult

Mobility for Adults Part 1: Increasing Flexibility as an Adult

How to approach mobility training for safe, effective flexibility as an adult

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Mobility Training: Increasing Flexibility is Different Than Other Fitness Goals

Mobility Training: Increasing Flexibility is Different Than Other Fitness Goals

The mindset and techniques that are often applied to strength an endurance training don't work well for flexibility training

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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What is Active Flexibility Training

What is Active Flexibility Training

Active Range of Motion is your combined strength, flexibility, and control for useable mobility

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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What is Flexibility?

What is Flexibility?

Debunking the most common myth about flexibility training to understand what causes increased range of motion

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
What Causes Tight Muscles?

What Causes Tight Muscles?

Chronically tight muscles are always tight for a reason. Understanding what makes a muscle unable to relax can guide your mobility training.

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Big News! Mobility/Aerial Retreat in Mexico Jan 10-17, 2026

Big News! Mobility/Aerial Retreat in Mexico Jan 10-17, 2026

My first in-person coaching in almost 2 years will be at Sweet Retreats in Mexico with aerialist and creativity coach Rachel Strickland

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares

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What's Changed About the Way I Coach Flexibility

What's Changed About the Way I Coach Flexibility

If you've trained with me in the past you may find my flexibility classes look very different now

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Big News! Mobility/Aerial Retreat in Mexico Jan 10-17, 2026

Big News! Mobility/Aerial Retreat in Mexico Jan 10-17, 2026

My first in-person coaching in almost 2 years will be at Sweet Retreats in Mexico with aerialist and creativity coach Rachel Strickland

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Fitness Culture, MAHA, and Shame

Fitness Culture, MAHA, and Shame

Why the "Pete and Bobby Fitness Challenge" is exactly the opposite of what we need to help us be healthier

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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EROM Alchemy: Transforming Traditional Strength Training to Increase Mobility

EROM Alchemy: Transforming Traditional Strength Training to Increase Mobility

5 classic weight lifting exercises modified to build end-range strength for lasting flexibility

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Learning to Love the Shake: End Range of Motion (EROM) Strengthening Tips

Learning to Love the Shake: End Range of Motion (EROM) Strengthening Tips

End range of motion strengthening builds strength at the limits of active flexibility. It is also surprisingly difficult even for experienced athletes. Understanding why its hard and how to approach it can transform your training.

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Strong AND Flexible: Understanding End-Range Strengthening

Strong AND Flexible: Understanding End-Range Strengthening

Learn the principals of building strength and flexibility at the same time and why traditional weight lifting misses the end range

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Joint Instability: 7 Signs You Might Not Expect

Joint Instability: 7 Signs You Might Not Expect

How instability maybe hiding in your joints, and how your training might be making it worse!

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Creating Stability for Lasting Mobility Training

Creating Stability for Lasting Mobility Training

Increasing range of motion alone doesn't create lasting, healthy changes to your joints, but building end range strength does!

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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Does Passive Static Stretching Work to Relax Chronically Tight Muscles?

Does Passive Static Stretching Work to Relax Chronically Tight Muscles?

What are the advantages and drawbacks of using passive static stretching to increase your range of motion in mobility training?

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
What Causes Tight Muscles?

What Causes Tight Muscles?

Chronically tight muscles are always tight for a reason. Understanding what makes a muscle unable to relax can guide your mobility training.

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
Contortion TechniqueContortion Technique
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What is Flexibility?

What is Flexibility?

Debunking the most common myth about flexibility training to understand what causes increased range of motion

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
What Does Breathing Have to Do with Shoulder Mobility? Lots!

What Does Breathing Have to Do with Shoulder Mobility? Lots!

The shoulder bone connects to the rib bones, which means the way that you breathe affects shoulder movement.

Kristina Canizares
Kristina Canizares
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