Sit crisscross applesauce

I remember in kindergarten I was the only one in my class that couldn’t sit crisscross applesauce. Now, my lack of hip mobility is honestly causing a lot of pain. I think finally being able to sit in that position would prove significant improvement.

Consistently doing the same stretches I started with last week. Although it’s not much time, I feel a slight improvement. I added tape to the ground today to place my phone and my body in a repeatable spot for the next updates.

I have been not been stretching consistently since the last update due to various factors and it is shown through the image. My flexibility does not visually nor physically look better.

New England finally has some sun, so today, I did my stretching outside. I know the angle of the photo is different than my other posts. I have been running and playing sports all weekend so today I’ve been pretty sore, but after stretching my criss cross applesauce actually feels much better than usual!

As the weather has gotten warmer I have started running resulting in more dynamic stretching. With that, I have not noticed an improvement in my ability to sit criss cross applesauce, yet the hip pain is decreasing. Stretching I am doing: - Opening and closing the gates - Deep lunges - Side leans - High kicks - Butterfly - Downward dog - Cobra

I know it's been a while since I've updated this goal. Since I set it, I have been keep track to see how my progress has been with my hip flexibility. Over the last few weeks, I have been recovering from an injury, going to PT, doing yoga, and Pilates. While chatting with the physio, I told her about this goal I set awhile ago, and while going through the motion she told me that it's unlikely this is a position I would ever be able to be in considering I wasn't able to do it in Kindergarten. Likely, the ball and socket in my hip are too deep causing less of a possible rotation. With all that said, though, she has given me exercises to strength my glutes to try and take as much pressure off my none flexible hip flexors.