I Tried: One-to-One Stretching

I Tried is a series that spotlights an individual as they experience an Equinox offering for one month. In this installment, writer Alyssa Sparacino tries One-to-One Stretching now available at The Spa at Equinox.

As someone who prioritizes an active lifestyle — hiking, long walks with my dog, and my strength training workouts are among my favorite ways to stay moving — I know what my body feels like when I don’t also prioritize recovery. 

Mobility work and some quick stretches make a regular appearance in my workout routine, but I’m not going to pretend and say I stretch after every workout and always warm up properly. (I’ll leave that fibbing to when I tell my dentist I floss every day.)

So, when I heard that Equinox was offering a way to commit to my mobility and recovery in a way that felt almost like getting a massage — but with even more benefits — I couldn’t sign up fast enough. Once a week for a little more than a month I came in to meet my excellent stretch therapist Linda O’Donovan, LMT, for 30-minute one-to-one assisted stretching sessions.