Thank you for this. The clickbait worked. I have hypermobiliteitssyndrome. It has been determined three times, each time the doctor goes 'everybody thinks they're hypermobile these days, but it is very rare'. Then they start the exam and come to the conclusion that their colleagues were right the first and second time.love the tips and exercises!
I got really worried when I saw the title 😅 I have EDS. There are a few important info I would like to add. As you keep injuring yourself throughout the years, cartilage and nerves can get damaged, which can make working out more difficult and painful. Soft braces can help with proprioception and limiting injuries when you are working out. Often people with EDS/hypermobility also have POTS, which can make working out super hard because changing positions, getting warm can make us feel dizzy or even faint. Drink plenty of fluids and ask your doctor about electrolytes. Compression socks can also help.
thanks for chiming in! I can't back up or recommend any of these things (out of my scope) but definitely recommend people bringing these ideas to their doctor :)
Same! I came here to comment the same thing. I have to use some braces to work out properly and am trying to slooooowly build my strenght in order to not need as much braces, but it's so hard
@@JustinaErcole I just want to thank you for your work and your inclusive approach!! It was thanks to your channel that I started to look to fitness as a way to improve my quality of life and lost the fear of exercise. Your content has made me develop a healthier minsdet towards body image/exercise. Thank you so much from the chonic illness folks hahahah ❤️❤️
I have a milder form of EDS, mainly just hypermobile joints and I'm pretty prone to meniscus tears (already had surgeries for it). Strength training has helped a lot in lowering the chance of injuries. Loved the video and explanation!
Omg, I need the partner video to this "you're not tight, you're weak (or impinged)." It was one of YOUR workouts that had wall sits which I surprisingly failed at (I've lifted for YEARS!), and I noticed the next day my HIPS felt amazing. I began to wonder if my incredibly tight quads and (sore hip flexors) are actually just weak, in some sort of stabilizing way. That had me go down the rabbit hole of stabilization and unilateral exercises (esp single leg DLs), which had my hips open more and feel so much better. This is after decades of exploring flexibility (end range strength, PNF, nerve glides, impingements, you name it!), and I am an athlete with dance training as well, and previously certified PT and LMT (did not keep up credits for either). Additionally, I am continuing to explore distracted stretching for deeper ranges: squeezing a ball between legs for toe touch activates my hams instead of pulling on their insertions at the ischial tuberosity), a glute band around ankles FINALLY gives me a deeeeeeeep grand plie in 2nd (ankle distraction).
I have hyper mobility and it’s so frustrating. My elbows are double jointed but the main issue I have is with my ankles and knees. I absolutely love jump rope for cardio but I’m on an extended break right now because my left knee is whacked 😭
Another EDS/POTSie signing in! My joints aren't too bad, my biggest problem is actually heat intolerance and fatigue. But these CARs sound perfect for me--slow strengthening exercises that will be effective even at low reps and won't get my heart rate or temperature too high. I'm looking forward to trying them out!
Thanks for this! Exercise with EDS is so complicated but key to long term improvement of pain. I was anxious about exercise for years after bad advice from various physios made me worse. Unfortunately very little training is given on EDS to healthcare workers, and, even if you’re able to get diagnosed, you’re kind of left to figure things out for yourself. I’m not always well enough to make it to the gym (MCAS and POTS are common comorbidities of EDS and make exercise even more difficult). I can definitely tell when I’ve been able to do some gentle strength training though! These exercises look great and I’ll definitely give them a go. Thank you for your channel - the way you explain things has been so helpful in keeping my body properly aligned when working out 💪😊
I share a similar experience. I don't have MCAS but it's related to it (MCAS doesn't get diagnosed where I live) and I can work my but of to get my cardiolvl up and the next day just crash and it will feel like I've been in bed with a heavy flu for 3 weeks. It's really demotivating to exercise like that and most trainers have no idea how to coach you. I tried working with a personal trainer and he just looked baffled when I almost passed out from a few chessed presses with a really low weight. My body simply shuts down when it experiences stress 🤦🏼♀️.
Static stretching is generally so useless for me. I feel nothing in my muscles unless my joints are bent so far that it hurts. I definitely prefer to do movements that you demonstrated here.
I'm three minutes in your video and I love that you say exactly what my physiotherapist, that I adore, says to me in terms of 360 breathing and foam rolling.
@@JustinaErcole it's so cool to see health and sport professionals with different backgrounds agreeing on hypermobility (and other things as well). As you probably know well, the fitness world is often very confusing and contradicting for us not experts.
Lmao good job. I've watched enough of your content to know your takes are always solid, so when I saw the title, I was like, there ain't no way she's about to tell me my hypermobility is weakness! Had to click. 😂
I literally just read an article about hypermobility last night, this is so freaky. It’s actually not a good thing for the body. We often think flexible people got it going on as far as fitness. It is pretty cool to watch but it’s terrible for connective tissue, internal organs, etc. Thanks for putting this out.
I really wanted to ask you, Justina...have you ever had a bad hair day in your entire life?! Please be honest! 🧐 Amazing video. Calming your nervous system through breath work...there was a time I was THAT uneducated and dumb that I truly was convinced it was new age stuff or something; then I discovered PNF stretching and the science behind stretching in general...safe to say I'm definitely doing my inhaling/exhaling right, these days! The exercises you shared are all going straight into my routine! Thank you. ❤
I got fired up by the video title, but figured it was a tease. Then again, going to a Service Academy has warped my idea of what "fitness" means "In the wild."
Omg I was hoping the click bait was true 😂😂. I've been having insane joint pains since puberty and my gym teachers and parents never cared. I've been going to fisical therapists for years and it's only when all my muscles completely locked down during my first pregnancy that my therapist made the comment "yeah that can happen when you have hypermobility"... I was 25 and didn't know I had it 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️. She was stunned and asked me what I thought she was helping me with for all those months (at least 10 months by then 😅). My oldest boy has it to and at least I recognised the signs and can inform teachers about it. He also does 2 forms of exercise a week (judo and parkour) to build up his body strength and he has a lot less problems with it since he has been doing that.
Did you lock you knees in this movement? 4:44 just curious what was that release with you knees, I have really sore shoulders from my desk job + fibromyalgia and have stability doing these movements
me looking at the title: I - ... I am both 😫 really looking to incorporate more mobility work because I just want to stand up straight and not have to feel constantly misaligned. I've realised that I accumulate small hurts from workouts and then every few months have to do a deep tissue massage (4 hours at the minimum because every single part of my body gets tangled and affected) and honestly, this just isn't sustainable - I can't keep shaking it off anymore as I approach my 30s. I tried doing the exercise with you and oop my back arched as soon as you said not to haha. I'd love to sign up for your mobility assessment but the timing's 12 - 5am on a Monday for me. Do you plan on opening slots in the future at a different time range? let me know if you do!
Possibly in the future! But my weekdays are filled with clients, classes, and filming so weekends once a month are really the only time I can do right now.
I have to foam roll and stretch 5nights a week. My body is so hyper tense because of my hyper mobility. I also go to physio therapy every three weeks to help release the tensed muscles
Hi, I would be intersted in a video about supporting fingers and wrists; I feel like a workday full of typing or using a mouse is stressing mine out. Have a nice day!
Both of my knees are double jointed and now that I’m getting older (28) I’m having more difficulty with hiking and running due to the pain. What stretches can I do to relieve this pain?
Hey! It sounds like you probably need some strength drills, not stretching since you’re already a little hyper mobile there. Anything that works your hamstrings, inner thighs, quads, will be great. But you can also check with a PT to see what exactly is cause the pain :)
I am sort of guessing with regard to the title at this point, but I imagine that lack of sufficient muscular development and tension can give a person more flexibility in some areas than they normally would have. For example, I've had several knee surgeries that resulted in my knee being immobilized in a cast. When the cast came off, I could do high kicks as well as your average teenage female cheerleader until some of the normal musculature came back.
First I want to say that I love you and your channel. But as both an RN and someone with EDS, I had to chime in. While you do say several times to consult your medical team and that everyone is different, people who have actual diagnosed hypermobility (hEDS or one of the other types of EDS) have often been through hell and back to be properly diagnosed and find any sort of treatment. Their complaints and problems have usually been dismissed by numerous doctors, and they've been called lazy or hypochondriacs or worse while the issue is really uneducated health providers and a spectrum of presentations with vague and seemingly unrelated symptoms. I wasn't properly diagnosed until after my son was stillborn. So all that said, while I understand that you’re using the title intentionally to get clicks, doing so targets people who are already struggling with being judged by those who they're looking to for help. There are a lot of people out there with undiagnosed EDS as well who are being told that their symptoms are their fault or not real. It's not so much a matter of pissing people off as being somewhat dismissive of a genetic condition that is grossly underdiagnosed and that causes a lot of pain and suffering, particularly for those with more severe forms of EDS. Functional movement exercises can help to some extent, but EDS causes real damage to the body. There is no cure. The dysfunctional collagen, not weak muscles, is what results in hypermobile joints. Exercise is good. Stability practice is good. But unfortunately no amount of it will correct the hypermobility caused by EDS. I still love your channel, but I felt this video was a bit of an oversimplification of the challenges faced by a large group of people. ❤
Hey! I really appreciate you chiming in and sharing your experience. Totally gives me some things to think about and I truly apologize if the title offended you. Definitely a learning opportunity for me here ❤️
A youtuber? Clickbaiting? Groundbreaking 😂 Thank you for all the great work you do, giving us tools and sending people to see their doctors, that it's something that you don't come across very often
I actually almost skipped the video bc of the title as I’m a neurodivergent hypermobile person who is def not physically weak. I just assumed the video wouldn’t be helpful and relatable for me. so be careful next time haha. 😅❤️
@@JustinaErcole Isn't it an interesting question for someone who has built an entire career on accusing other influencers' video titles of being unscientific and oversimplified?
I have built a career off of coaching. Not making UA-cam videos. And there is a big difference between me getting people to actually click on a video with a title that I discuss in the first 3 seconds of the video and someone selling a spot reduction program.
Saw the title. Frowned. You addressed my concerns with your first sentence 😄
a little light clickbait lol
Thank you for this. The clickbait worked. I have hypermobiliteitssyndrome. It has been determined three times, each time the doctor goes 'everybody thinks they're hypermobile these days, but it is very rare'. Then they start the exam and come to the conclusion that their colleagues were right the first and second time.love the tips and exercises!
I got really worried when I saw the title 😅
I have EDS.
There are a few important info I would like to add. As you keep injuring yourself throughout the years, cartilage and nerves can get damaged, which can make working out more difficult and painful.
Soft braces can help with proprioception and limiting injuries when you are working out.
Often people with EDS/hypermobility also have POTS, which can make working out super hard because changing positions, getting warm can make us feel dizzy or even faint. Drink plenty of fluids and ask your doctor about electrolytes. Compression socks can also help.
thanks for chiming in! I can't back up or recommend any of these things (out of my scope) but definitely recommend people bringing these ideas to their doctor :)
Same! I came here to comment the same thing. I have to use some braces to work out properly and am trying to slooooowly build my strenght in order to not need as much braces, but it's so hard
@@JustinaErcole I just want to thank you for your work and your inclusive approach!! It was thanks to your channel that I started to look to fitness as a way to improve my quality of life and lost the fear of exercise. Your content has made me develop a healthier minsdet towards body image/exercise. Thank you so much from the chonic illness folks hahahah ❤️❤️
Resistance bands are great for proprioception!
I have a milder form of EDS, mainly just hypermobile joints and I'm pretty prone to meniscus tears (already had surgeries for it). Strength training has helped a lot in lowering the chance of injuries. Loved the video and explanation!
So glad you’ve found some things that help!
Omg, I need the partner video to this "you're not tight, you're weak (or impinged)." It was one of YOUR workouts that had wall sits which I surprisingly failed at (I've lifted for YEARS!), and I noticed the next day my HIPS felt amazing. I began to wonder if my incredibly tight quads and (sore hip flexors) are actually just weak, in some sort of stabilizing way.
That had me go down the rabbit hole of stabilization and unilateral exercises (esp single leg DLs), which had my hips open more and feel so much better. This is after decades of exploring flexibility (end range strength, PNF, nerve glides, impingements, you name it!), and I am an athlete with dance training as well, and previously certified PT and LMT (did not keep up credits for either). Additionally, I am continuing to explore distracted stretching for deeper ranges: squeezing a ball between legs for toe touch activates my hams instead of pulling on their insertions at the ischial tuberosity), a glute band around ankles FINALLY gives me a deeeeeeeep grand plie in 2nd (ankle distraction).
Wowwwww I love this!
I have hyper mobility and it’s so frustrating. My elbows are double jointed but the main issue I have is with my ankles and knees. I absolutely love jump rope for cardio but I’m on an extended break right now because my left knee is whacked 😭
Another EDS/POTSie signing in! My joints aren't too bad, my biggest problem is actually heat intolerance and fatigue. But these CARs sound perfect for me--slow strengthening exercises that will be effective even at low reps and won't get my heart rate or temperature too high. I'm looking forward to trying them out!
Enjoy!
So excited for mobility assessments! I’m tired of trying to figure myself out …. I will be signing up soon!
yay!
Thanks for this! Exercise with EDS is so complicated but key to long term improvement of pain.
I was anxious about exercise for years after bad advice from various physios made me worse. Unfortunately very little training is given on EDS to healthcare workers, and, even if you’re able to get diagnosed, you’re kind of left to figure things out for yourself.
I’m not always well enough to make it to the gym (MCAS and POTS are common comorbidities of EDS and make exercise even more difficult). I can definitely tell when I’ve been able to do some gentle strength training though!
These exercises look great and I’ll definitely give them a go. Thank you for your channel - the way you explain things has been so helpful in keeping my body properly aligned when working out 💪😊
Thank you so much for sharing your experience!
I share a similar experience. I don't have MCAS but it's related to it (MCAS doesn't get diagnosed where I live) and I can work my but of to get my cardiolvl up and the next day just crash and it will feel like I've been in bed with a heavy flu for 3 weeks.
It's really demotivating to exercise like that and most trainers have no idea how to coach you. I tried working with a personal trainer and he just looked baffled when I almost passed out from a few chessed presses with a really low weight. My body simply shuts down when it experiences stress 🤦🏼♀️.
Static stretching is generally so useless for me. I feel nothing in my muscles unless my joints are bent so far that it hurts. I definitely prefer to do movements that you demonstrated here.
I’m happy you found something you enjoy!
I'm three minutes in your video and I love that you say exactly what my physiotherapist, that I adore, says to me in terms of 360 breathing and foam rolling.
I’m so happy we’re on the same page haha!
@@JustinaErcole it's so cool to see health and sport professionals with different backgrounds agreeing on hypermobility (and other things as well). As you probably know well, the fitness world is often very confusing and contradicting for us not experts.
I've said this before, but you're a great teacher Justina. All of your videos I'm like 🤓 she's so smart
thank you!
I love your always practical approach Justina.❤
thanks anne!
Lmao good job. I've watched enough of your content to know your takes are always solid, so when I saw the title, I was like, there ain't no way she's about to tell me my hypermobility is weakness! Had to click. 😂
Hahahaha thanks!
I literally just read an article about hypermobility last night, this is so freaky.
It’s actually not a good thing for the body. We often think flexible people got it going on as far as fitness. It is pretty cool to watch but it’s terrible for connective tissue, internal organs, etc. Thanks for putting this out.
glad you enjoyed!
I really wanted to ask you, Justina...have you ever had a bad hair day in your entire life?! Please be honest! 🧐
Amazing video. Calming your nervous system through breath work...there was a time I was THAT uneducated and dumb that I truly was convinced it was new age stuff or something; then I discovered PNF stretching and the science behind stretching in general...safe to say I'm definitely doing my inhaling/exhaling right, these days! The exercises you shared are all going straight into my routine! Thank you. ❤
Omg you’re so kind! Yes I just never film on bad hair days 😂
I got fired up by the video title, but figured it was a tease. Then again, going to a Service Academy has warped my idea of what "fitness" means "In the wild."
Omg I was hoping the click bait was true 😂😂. I've been having insane joint pains since puberty and my gym teachers and parents never cared. I've been going to fisical therapists for years and it's only when all my muscles completely locked down during my first pregnancy that my therapist made the comment "yeah that can happen when you have hypermobility"... I was 25 and didn't know I had it 🤦🏼♀️🤦🏼♀️. She was stunned and asked me what I thought she was helping me with for all those months (at least 10 months by then 😅). My oldest boy has it to and at least I recognised the signs and can inform teachers about it. He also does 2 forms of exercise a week (judo and parkour) to build up his body strength and he has a lot less problems with it since he has been doing that.
Did you lock you knees in this movement? 4:44 just curious what was that release with you knees, I have really sore shoulders from my desk job + fibromyalgia and have stability doing these movements
me looking at the title: I - ... I am both 😫
really looking to incorporate more mobility work because I just want to stand up straight and not have to feel constantly misaligned. I've realised that I accumulate small hurts from workouts and then every few months have to do a deep tissue massage (4 hours at the minimum because every single part of my body gets tangled and affected) and honestly, this just isn't sustainable - I can't keep shaking it off anymore as I approach my 30s. I tried doing the exercise with you and oop my back arched as soon as you said not to haha.
I'd love to sign up for your mobility assessment but the timing's 12 - 5am on a Monday for me. Do you plan on opening slots in the future at a different time range? let me know if you do!
Possibly in the future! But my weekdays are filled with clients, classes, and filming so weekends once a month are really the only time I can do right now.
@@JustinaErcole yeap totally understand, thanks!
I have to foam roll and stretch 5nights a week. My body is so hyper tense because of my hyper mobility. I also go to physio therapy every three weeks to help release the tensed muscles
Would like to add the strength training for me has helped alot with certain joints that were always in pain.
Yessss strength training is definitely key!
Hi, I would be intersted in a video about supporting fingers and wrists; I feel like a workday full of typing or using a mouse is stressing mine out. Have a nice day!
I have a full wrist workout on my website!
@@JustinaErcole Thank you!
Both of my knees are double jointed and now that I’m getting older (28) I’m having more difficulty with hiking and running due to the pain. What stretches can I do to relieve this pain?
Hey! It sounds like you probably need some strength drills, not stretching since you’re already a little hyper mobile there. Anything that works your hamstrings, inner thighs, quads, will be great. But you can also check with a PT to see what exactly is cause the pain :)
Explains my ugly ass worm up/push up... ugh. So many things to control. PS love the title
that doesn't necessarily mean you're hypermobile!
I love hip Cars.
me too!
I am sort of guessing with regard to the title at this point, but I imagine that lack of sufficient muscular development and tension can give a person more flexibility in some areas than they normally would have. For example, I've had several knee surgeries that resulted in my knee being immobilized in a cast. When the cast came off, I could do high kicks as well as your average teenage female cheerleader until some of the normal musculature came back.
For many people it's lack of creating tension :)
First I want to say that I love you and your channel. But as both an RN and someone with EDS, I had to chime in. While you do say several times to consult your medical team and that everyone is different, people who have actual diagnosed hypermobility (hEDS or one of the other types of EDS) have often been through hell and back to be properly diagnosed and find any sort of treatment. Their complaints and problems have usually been dismissed by numerous doctors, and they've been called lazy or hypochondriacs or worse while the issue is really uneducated health providers and a spectrum of presentations with vague and seemingly unrelated symptoms. I wasn't properly diagnosed until after my son was stillborn. So all that said, while I understand that you’re using the title intentionally to get clicks, doing so targets people who are already struggling with being judged by those who they're looking to for help. There are a lot of people out there with undiagnosed EDS as well who are being told that their symptoms are their fault or not real. It's not so much a matter of pissing people off as being somewhat dismissive of a genetic condition that is grossly underdiagnosed and that causes a lot of pain and suffering, particularly for those with more severe forms of EDS. Functional movement exercises can help to some extent, but EDS causes real damage to the body. There is no cure. The dysfunctional collagen, not weak muscles, is what results in hypermobile joints. Exercise is good. Stability practice is good. But unfortunately no amount of it will correct the hypermobility caused by EDS. I still love your channel, but I felt this video was a bit of an oversimplification of the challenges faced by a large group of people. ❤
Hey! I really appreciate you chiming in and sharing your experience. Totally gives me some things to think about and I truly apologize if the title offended you. Definitely a learning opportunity for me here ❤️
A youtuber? Clickbaiting? Groundbreaking 😂
Thank you for all the great work you do, giving us tools and sending people to see their doctors, that it's something that you don't come across very often
hahaha you're so welcome!
I actually almost skipped the video bc of the title as I’m a neurodivergent hypermobile person who is def not physically weak. I just assumed the video wouldn’t be helpful and relatable for me. so be careful next time haha. 😅❤️
It got people to click though! :)
@@JustinaErcole oh I’m sure haha.
❤
The doctor said I am but If this influencer says I am not, then I am not
Did you even watch the video?
@@JustinaErcole
Isn't it an interesting question for someone who has built an entire career on accusing other influencers' video titles of being unscientific and oversimplified?
I have built a career off of coaching. Not making UA-cam videos. And there is a big difference between me getting people to actually click on a video with a title that I discuss in the first 3 seconds of the video and someone selling a spot reduction program.
HOW DARE YOU!!! I mean, sure, I have a weak hip, and my knee is busted, and…. What was I saying? 😅
😂😂😂
Your funny
Oh! Clickbait... It was low... How dare you?! 😄😄😄
Mwahahahah
That title is bad, I would have watched anything with "hypermobile" in the title, no need to insult me. Not sure I'll be watching this yet
lol I explain in the first 3 seconds. Relax.