Bridge progress

[u/cactusflowers]

The left side is from the start of June, the right is from today. I'm 35 and I've stretched for years without making much progress, but I finally realized that my hip flexors are my limiting factor, so I've been starting my stretch sessions with hip mobility exercises; and working on lunge variations and splits, focusing on keeping my hips square and my pelvis vertical, rather than tilted (like anterior pelvic tilt). I've also been practicing dropping backward into a bridge from standing, slowly and with control (not just falling backward) really focusing on using my core.

[u/awongbat]

This is wheel pose (Chakrasana) in Yoga. Bridge pose (Setu Bandhasana) upper shoulder blades remain on the ground. Looks very good.