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This Couple’s Sexy Acroyoga and Stretching Routine Is Almost Too Hot to Handle

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Liz Kong and Max Lowenstein are traveling acroyoga instructors and registered dieticians based out of Dallas. They’ve been acroyoga partners for over three years, and romantic partners for almost just as long.

With almost 100K followers on Instagram (@maxandlizacro), this dynamic duo is taking the Internet by storm when it comes to their acroyoga poses — and just last year, they added sexy partner stretches to the mix.

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Click through to see the sultry poses and stretches from Max and Liz.

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Liz and I started teaching to encourage grown adults to become vulnerable with each other and allow healing to take place. We grow up with so many rules and many of us put up walls based on what is “right” versus “wrong”. What we are demonstrating here is a partner stretch for front splits but the same theory applies. Through safe, consensual touch we help each other through the physical and mental barriers that hold us back. This weekend, we had the privilege of teaching a high level workshop, and our two most advanced students warmed up with partner stretching. While they were acro-partners, they were not romantic partners. We didn’t question them or conjure moral opinions, we supported them fully and actually showed them more advantageous ways to use leverage as opposed to muscle. Let’s all help each other gravitate towards a space of non-judgement and lift each other. Spread light wherever you go and keep living your truth ❤ . . . . . . . . . #partneryoga #partnerstretch #couplesyoga #getflexy #spinehealth #healthybody #fitstagram #yogavideo #fitnessvideo #onebreathatatime #yogastrong #instayogi #dailypractice #yogilife #gethealthy #workout #beachbody #instafit #beginneryoga #dowhatyoulove #peaceloveyoga #yogalover #vegans #sexyyoga #intimateyoga #crazysexyyoga #whatveganslooklike #friendshipgoals #raiseyourvibration #boyfriend

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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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Partner stretching is the fastest way to get flexible and motivated! Make sure the other person is off to the side so you are not pulling directly into yourself! Help lower your friend down (one hand on upper back, one hand on lower back) in an assisted dropback, and then kneel down with hands under your friend’s scapula. Gently pulse back and forth eight times, then hold for eight seconds. Return back up the same way! The person in full wheel should feel this deeply in the upper thoracic/opening the shoulders and it should relieve the low back. Make sure to keep your elbows in and straight to open your shoulders even more for max benefits. This video is sped up so go slow, breathe deeply, and let us know how it works for you! ❤️

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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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I learned this partner middle splits stretching in flexi class last week and had Max do it ? We have found partner stretching to be the fastest way to advance your splits! First, lay on your back in straddle, bend knees 90 degrees, and 1) actively resist for 10 seconds as your friend presses your legs to the ground, then 2) let your friend passively stretch you for 20 seconds as far as you’ll go, finish with 3) actively resist again for 10 seconds. Repeat x2. Active resistance or PNF is a great way to get more flexible. Next, flip over to frog pose and make sure your ankles, knees, and hips are all in alignment. Make sure you have something soft under your knees so that you can slide deeper in the posture. Have your partner push down on your sacrum for 30 seconds x2. Bonus points for twerking ? you can barely see my butt cheeks twitch! But really, moving the hips in this stretch loosens the hips with internal/external rotation, so try to squeeze each glute individually ?? Don’t be afraid to get close and personal with your partner for all the flexi help you can provide each other! Have fun and let us know how middle splits stretching goes ❤️

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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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When Liz and I first met over 3 years ago, we started partner stretching before we began our acroyoga sessions. Even though I had been doing yoga for a while, my hamstrings and hips couldn’t support l-basing for too long. And actually she was the one stretching me! When we told of our friends what we did, they laughed at us, and even some of our original teachers couldn’t hold in their laughter. But we didn’t care because it worked for us so we continued to do it. Eventually my legs got strong and flexible enough so we stopped. Now as we are getting into partner stretching again we can’t help but smile at how this has come full circle for us ? Hopefully soon we will film those original stretches for you! ??? In this standing splits partner stretch, make sure you square the hips by internally rotating the top leg, and you can even pull up on the top leg to give your partner more length. Create a barrier with your legs so your partner doesn’t fall over. Make sure you are always communicating and respecting your partner ❤️ . . . #partneryoga #partnerstretch #couplesyoga #getflexy #spinehealth #healthybody #fitstagram #yogavideo #fitnessvideo #onebreathatatime #yogastrong #instayogi #dailypractice #yogilife #gethealthy #workout #beachbody #instafit #beginneryoga #dowhatyoulove #peaceloveyoga #yogalover #vegans #sexyyoga #intimateyoga #crazysexyyoga #whatveganslooklike #friendshipgoals #raiseyourvibration #boyfriend

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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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Our friends over at @liquidoactive asked us an interesting question we wanted to share our answer to – what does it mean to live a bold, fearless and free life? When Max and I started our yoga/acroyoga/life journey together over 3 years ago, we had no idea how it would all pan out – I was working as a clinical dietitian in a hospital and he was just starting grad school for his Masters in clinical nutrition. Throughout the years, we learned and grew together in hopes to wrap our dreams of traveling the world and sharing our passions with others. As soon as Max graduated last year, we started traveling. I left my full time job to pursue something I’ve always believed in – our partnership, support, and love we have for each other ❤ and that everything we have manifested has turned into something beautiful and expansive. We’ve never looked back. Everything that has happened has happened for a reason, and for the first time in my life, I feel completely free. Nourish your passions, feed your soul, and continue shining bright ? What does living a bold, fearless and free life mean to you? Comment below! ❤ #boldfearlessandfree #liquidoactive Thanks for the amazing shot @cannonmcnair ??? . . . #soulfitness #vibration #acrobats #bestfriend #yogaart #sexyyoga #veganinspo #vegansofinstagram #gymnastics #yogagram #inversion #goals #strengthquest #strongwomen #acrobat #fitspiration #yogabums #loveandalliscoming #transformationtuesday #healthiswealth #yogini #fitlife #yogagirl #everythingisenergy #loveandlight #friendship #yogateacher #bendy

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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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