Instructions
Preparation
- Lie on floor or mat. Bend knees with feet on floor. Cross lower leg over thigh of other leg. Grasp back of thigh of lower leg with both hands.
Execution
- Pull leg toward torso. Hold stretch. Repeat with opposite leg.
Comments
- If grasping thigh of lower leg is not possible, see Modified Lying Glute Stretch. The Lying Glute Stretch should not be confused with the Lying Piriformis Stretch in which the overlying leg is adducted over the far thigh and the arms are positioned around both legs.
Muscles
Target
