We know, stretching isn't exciting, but it improves the efficiency and safety of your workouts. And it feels SO good.
Push your hips up and back halfway toward your heels.Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes."I like the pretzel stretch because it stretches multiple important postural muscles in one stretch, which can be a huge time saver," Cyrelson says. You'll stretch the quads of your bottom leg, your spine, and the glutes and hip flexors of your top leg.Bend your right knee and hip up toward your chest as far as you can, and let it drop to the floor.
Make sure your leg and torso remain in a straight line as you gently bring your top shoulder blade toward the floor.Stretches quads, glutes, obliques, hips, back"This is an excellent stretch to do both as a gentle warm-up and at the end of a workout as a releasing pose," Murray says. "Due to the passive nature of the posture, it can and should be adjusted based on how the body is feeling to encourage the proper stretch and release.
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