Lower Back Stretch 1. Lie on your back with one knee straight and one knee bent. 2. Pull the thigh of your bent leg toward your chest as far as you can without lifting your lower back off the ground. 3. Hold for 15 seconds. 4. Cross your bent leg over your straight leg and try to touch your knee to the floor. Hold for 30 seconds. 5. Repeat on the other side. Low Lunge 1. Start in a lunge position with your hands on your hips and back knee on the ground. 2. Push your hips forward until you feel a stretch in the hip of your back leg. 3. Slide your front foot forward and bend your body over your front thigh until your chest is almost touching your thigh. 4. Hold for a minute and then repeat on the other side. Quadriceps Stretch 1. Start in a lunge position with your back knee on the ground and your torso vertical. You might want to put a pillow beneath your back knee. 2. Push your hips forward until you feel a stretch in your back hip. 3. PIck up your back foot and pull it to your butt. You should feel a stretch in the front of your thigh. 4. Hold for 30 seconds and repeat on the other side. Hamstring Stretch 1. Start in a lunge position with your back knee on the ground. 2. Straighten your front leg with your heel on the ground and toe pointing up. 3. Lean forward until you feel a stretch in the back of your leg. 4. To deepen the stretch, slide your heel forward. 5. Hold for one to two minutes on each side. References: http://web.mit.edu/tkd/stretch/stretching_7.html https://www.yogiapproved.com/yoga/stretches-for-splits/
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