HIP FLEXOR STRETCH

Sets: 1

Reps: 10 breaths each side

  • Get into a half kneeling position with one leg in front and one leg back at 90 degrees.

  • Tuck your hips under into a posterior pelvic tilt. You may already feel a stretch here.

  • Shift forward as a unit until you feel a stretch along the front of your hip.

  • Extend your arm straight overhead. You should feel a lengthening in the abdomen and hip flexor.

  • Breath and allow the ribcage to expand. Allow the belly to relax.

  • There should not be any painful pulling in the incision.

Modifications:

  • Decrease depth of stretch as needed.

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