6 Stretches for a Lean, Limber Body
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- Stretch for Greater Flexibility
- 1. Active Pigeon
- 2. C-Curve
- 3. Modified Cobra
- 4. Hamstring Stretch Series
- 5. Split Squat
- 6. Quadrupeds
- The Best Time to Stretch
- The Forgotten Area You Must Work
4. Hamstring Stretch Series
Target: Hamstrings
- Place a small folded towel behind your head and lie faceup on the floor with legs extended and feet flexed.
- Bend right knee to chest and interlace fingers behind hamstrings as close to your groin as possible; gaze at your chest and keep your chin down, neck long (not shown).
- Tighten the muscles of your pelvic floor and extend leg, pushing through the heel and contracting quads.
- Return to start and repeat; do 5 reps.
- Repeat, turning thigh outward (heel points in), for 5 reps.
- Relax and repeat, turning thigh inward (heel points out, toes point in), for 5 reps.
- Switch legs; repeat series for a total of 15 reps on each leg.
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5. Split Squat
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