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Stretch It: Kneeling Hip Flexor Stretch Against a Wall
One of my favorite stretches to do after a run or bike ride is anything that targets my hip flexors, the muscles on either side of my legs, right below my pelvis. This is a variation of the Hip Flexor Lunge, but when your back foot is propped up against a wall, it intensifies the stretch even more. This move is great to do after Kneeling Quad Stretch.
Stretch It: Kneeling Quad Stretch Against a Wall
With all the running, biking, and hiking you're doing in this warm weather, stretching out your legs is a must. Here's a great way to target your quads using a wall. I love it because it gives the muscles in the front of your middle thigh, right above your knee, an intensely deep stretch.
Exercise Video: Hip Flexor Stretch with Foam Roller
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Stretch It: Hip Flexor Lunge
You know I am a big advocate of stretching, even before I learned that it can give you strength too. I thought I would show you all one of my favorite stretches for the hip flexors.
The hip flexors are the four muscles that attach to the front of the pelvis that bring your thigh bone (femur) up toward your torso.
Low Back Pain? Try Stretching Your Hip Flexors
After doing a sprint interval workout, my running buddy complained that sprinting often made her low back feel tight. I had a notion that her psoas might be tight. This muscle is a major hip flexor and it attaches to the low spinal vertebrae.
Wear Heels? Stretch These Muscles
We all know that high heeled shoes are pretty, and pretty bad for your body. Yet, we all end up wearing them sometime or another - a big meeting, a wedding, or almost everyday.
Basically the height of the heel pushes the weight of the body forward which interferes with your balance.
Go Splits! 8 Stretches to Get You There
When I think of doing the splits, I immediately think of cheerleaders and pom-poms, but you too can become flexible enough to get all the way to the floor. It requires flexible hamstrings and open hips, so if you practice these eight stretches, you'll be on your way to doing full splits in no time. Doing splits regularly will keep your hamstrings and hip flexors limber, which is great if you're a runner, biker, or skier.
Treadmill Stretch: Hip and Hip Flexors
By far, my favorite stretch to do after a run is anything that involves my hips. If you own a treadmill, try this the next time you finish a run. Of course you could do it at your gym, too, if you feel comfortable, but if not, you can do this stretch on stairs instead.
Get It Up, Your Heart Rate, That Is: Hill Repeats
Love it or avoid it, running hills is simply great conditioning. After exerting yourself to climb hills, running in the flats will feel easy. Once you begin tackling hills, they will be less intimidating.
Hit the Hay: Lying Side Quad Stretch
If you enjoy stretching in bed before going to sleep, here's another one to add to your routine. This relaxing stretch will target your quads, hip flexor, and shoulders.
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