Active flexibility

[FunkySimon(Italy)]

woops..sorry the first answer is still NO but it is not entirely wrong it is preferable to simply use them both and also other type of stretching and works to become prepared in many aspect of flexibility..(sorry for my ugly english)

[portaldo]

Will, sorry for the late response,
my answer is that it depends.

One person is limited in his flexibility due to active means, another will be limited more due to passive means, there is no one true answer.
If your passive flexibility is way ahead of your active one, active is the way to go.
If active and passive are almost identical or very close, maybe passive means are what you need.
Sometimes, also, external manipulation of the soft tissue is the way to improve flexibility, due to unhealthy tissue condition. (Adhesions, restrictions, knots, etc...)

Ido.

[eppersoj]

I came across this ballet active stretching which along with the Lacasse video looks pretty good to me for developing lower flexibility:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0K1BYvebGI
So is this the type of active stretching that Ido is recommending?

[portaldo]

Yes, this is a good example of active work. Very similar to Grahm Method for dancers. Tough work, but produces nice results if you set your mind to it and do it regularly.

Ido.