This Couple's Sexy Acroyoga and Stretching Routine Is Almost Too Hot to Handle
(Photo: Instagram / @maxandlizacro)Liz Kong and Max Lowenstein are traveling acroyoga instructors [...]
When Max sustained a back injury last year, he and Liz started adding stretching to their acroyoga routine. The couple began sharing their stretching videos on Instagram.
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Some members of the acroyoga community were disturbed by Max and Liz's videos, especially when they involved intimate touching and resembled some pretty sexual positions.
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While some may see Max and Liz's work as overly sexual, Max says that partner stretching is more than what you see at face value.
"While I am in a long-term monogamous relationship with my girlfriend, the reason we do acroyoga is because we see its healing potential," he told Cosmopolitan. "That intention comes through when we're teaching in person, but online, people don't see things the way they are."
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Still the claims that acroyoga and partner stretching are sexual in nature might not be completely off-base; after all, it does require skimpy clothing (since baggy clothes can conceal the joints and alignment).
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Plus, it requires two bodies coming close together, and oftentimes leverage and force are needed to complete the stretch.
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While Max and Liz don't deny the sexual side to acroyoga and partner stretching, they say they're more interested in the non-sexual benefits. According to Max, partner stretching allows your body to go deeper into a stretch rather than solo stretching would. A partner can gently push your body into a bit of discomfort in order to ultimately increase your range of motion. Just look at all the amazing poses Max and Liz have been able to achieve!
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Will you try acroyoga or partner stretching any time soon? Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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