Instructions
Preparation
- Lie supine on floor or mat. Raise knees and grasp back of thighs behind knees.
Execution
- Pull knee toward shoulders or to side of torso while keeping opposite leg on floor. Hold stretch.
Comments
- Keeping the lower leg straight keeps the pelvis from tilting so upper knee does not have to come back as far. Gluteus Maximus is stretched if hips are slightly external rotated. Piriformis and Quadratus Femoris become stretched if hip is slightly transversly adducted (knee toward opposite side of chest).
Muscles
Target
Other (see notes)
