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Wearing stretch jeans to do low-intensity stretching yoga at home is not only feasible, but can also use the moderate resistance of the fabric to improve stretching efficiency, and has an additional improvement effect on hip tension and lower limb edema caused by sitting for a long time. The premise is that you avoid difficult postures and choose the right type of pants, which will not cause sports injuries at all.

The first time I tried it was in late winter last year. There was no heating indoors in the south. When I got home from get off work, I wrapped myself in a coral velvet jacket and slumped on the sofa. I saw an overseas blogger doing 10 minutes of hip stretching at home wearing cigarette elastic cowls. At that time, I thought about changing into yoga clothes and shivering from the cold. Instead, I tried it in my jeans. Unexpectedly, it opened the door to a new world.

Of course, many friends around me who have practiced yoga for five or six years objected, saying that jeans restricted the range of movement, the fabric was hard and easy to get stuck in movements, and might even pull the muscles. This is actually true. If you plan to do advanced exercises like flow yoga and Ashtanga that require constant jumping, lowering, and doing splits, let alone jeans, you must choose the best fit when wearing tight elastic pants. But what we are talking about is fragmented relaxation stretching at home. It targets the hip flexors and hamstring muscles that are as stiff as rocks after sitting for eight hours. The range of movement does not need to be too large. At this time, the tightness of the jeans becomes an advantage.

Think about it, when doing butterfly pose in loose yoga clothes, many people will subconsciously shake their legs and press their crotch. When the pressure hurts, they don’t know whether they are exerting the wrong force or really pulling the muscles. But wearing stretch jeans is different. The trouser legs just hug the outside of the thigh. When you open your hips, you can clearly feel the uniform resistance. When you reach the limit of your movement, there will be immediate feedback, and you will not use force blindly. I couldn't help but arch my back when I was sitting and bending forward. After I changed my jeans, as soon as I arched my back, the fabric on my waist would stretch out, and it would naturally adjust to the correct posture of folding from the hips. After half a month, the tightness on the back of my thighs disappeared a lot, and the fake crotch position that had been stuck in tight jeans before was actually half a size smaller.

Not all jeans are suitable, so don’t touch those stiff, non-elastic tight pants as soon as possible. I tried a seated forward bend wearing the newly bought non-elastic skinny jeans, and I almost tore my crotch, and the stretch caused pain in my thighs for two days. If you want to choose, choose an elastic style with 2%-5% spandex. It is best to choose straight-leg, boot-cut or cigarette pants. The waistband of the pants should be selected at the waist. Do not choose high-waisted pants that reach the ribs, and do not choose low-waisted pants that stick to the hips. The most comfortable position is just under the iliac bone. It will not pinch the stomach or slide down when doing movements.

I asked a familiar sports rehabilitation practitioner before, and he said that this kind of low-intensity stretching with light resistance is actually a type of passive resistance stretching. It is easier to help you find the limit of muscle exertion than stretching without resistance, and the efficiency of improving flexibility will be about 30% higher. As long as you do not forcefully pursue the extreme range, there is no problem with safety. As for the stuffy sweat and skin abrasion that everyone is worried about, just do 10 to 15 minutes of slow stretching. It’s not like running a marathon, so why do you sweat so much? As long as you don't do crawling movements that require repeated rubbing of the skin, there will be no redness at all.

Unfortunately, in fact, there are not so many rules for home fitness. You don’t have to wait until you have gathered professional equipment and free up a whole block of time to start. Many times when you come home from get off work and sit down on the floor, wearing the jeans you have worn all day, and spend 10 minutes stretching, it is much more useful than worrying about whether to change into sportswear for half an hour and then just lie flat and check your phone. Of course, if you are wearing stiff jeans with the tags removed today, don’t force yourself to wear them. You can also change into a pair of loose pajamas. The key is to move, and what you wear is really not that important.