One of the biggest misconceptions in the wellness industry is that flexibility equals mobility, and that stretching equals freedom of movement.
The Great Flexibility Myth
Our culture has created a false equation: flexible = healthy. We see contortionist-level yoga poses on social media and assume that's the gold standard for movement health. We're told that tight muscles are bad muscles, that we should stretch more, reach further, push deeper.
But here's the truth that's revolutionizing how we understand movement: flexibility without stability is just as problematic as tightness without mobility.
Your body creates tension for a reason. Sometimes that "tightness" you're trying to stretch away is actually your nervous system's attempt to create stability in an unstable system. When you force flexibility without addressing the underlying stability issues, you often create more problems, not fewer.
The Mobility vs. Flexibility Distinction
Let's get clear on terminology, because this distinction changes everything:
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