If you’re always tight, always stretching, and still feeling stuck — this one’s for you.
We meet so many clients who say: “My hamstrings are always tight.” “I stretch every morning, but it doesn’t last.”
The truth is: sometimes, what feels “tight” isn’t short. It’s protective tension.
What Your Muscles Might Be Saying: Your body may create tightness to protect joints, manage instability, or compensate for weakness elsewhere. If you constantly pull on that tightness without addressing the cause, it comes back stronger.
Stretch vs. Stability Some muscles need to be stretched. Others need to be stabilised, strengthened, or simply made to feel safe.
Especially in people with hypermobility, stress patterns, or chronic pain, stretching might not be the answer — it might be the trap.
Signs You Might Be Over-Stretching: - Relief is short-lived or creates soreness - Your pain shifts locations - You feel more unstable or tired after stretching
What To Do Instead - Learn to listen to tension, not fight it - Build core stability and strength in ranges you live in - Address emotional or nervous-system reasons behind chronic tightness
Because sometimes, the tightness isn’t the problem. It’s the message.
“Don’t just stretch what feels tight. Understand why it feels tight.”
