The Standing Quad Stretch will lengthen your hip flexors so you will have greater range of motion and reduce the chance of injury while doing any activity.
- Stand up straight.
- Bend your leg at the knee and grab it from behind.
- Keep your body straight and stretch.
- Don't lean forward.
- Hold and breathe naturally.
- Switch legs.
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Here are Two More Great Bodyweight Exercise Resources We Use and Recommend...
If you want ready-made workouts, Annmarie and I highly recommend checking out the Body Weight Fitness - Online Training Resource, which is part of the WorkoutPass Network - Click Here
If you want visual instruction (which many people can benefit from) on how to do many of these exercises and more, please check out Steve Cotter's incredible bodyweight exercise 3 DVD set. Click here for more information.
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