Stretching helps improve your flexibility which in turn improve your athletic performance and decrease your risk of injury.
Floor stretching exercises.
Form is everything during this head to foot stretch lats down arms straight.
The 10 simple floor exercises.
Doing a knee to chest stretch can help elongate the lower back relieving tension and pain.
Lie on the back on the floor.
The cat cow stretch is a great way to wake up your spine while also stretching your shoulders neck and chest.
Sit slightly sideways on the edge of a bench or a chair with your back straight both feet on the floor and your knees bent.
Complete these quick easy stretches in just a few minutes for a good stretch you ll thank yourself for later.
This one stretches your hip flexors.
Best 9 stretch exercises for seniors.
Lean forward stretching your left hip toward the floor.
For instance the standing quadriceps stretch mentioned below is a great example of how you can drape a strap around your foot and pull the foot toward you if you can t quite grasp it with your hands.
Lie on your back with your knees bent and your feet on the floor about hip width apart.
The right stretching exercises combined into a stretching routine can help you loosen up your joints and muscles.
Between each set of these exercises pause just long enough for a couple of ocean breaths.
Gently tighten your stomach muscles to help flatten your.
Step your right foot forward and lower into a lunge placing your fingertips on the floor or on two.
Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
This will allow you to stretch your hip flexor even more.
Great for beginner s or anyone in need of a great stretch.
Come onto all fours in a tabletop.
Follow along with this 30 min stretch routine designed to help increase flexibility.
In the stretches below we combine the two aforementioned styles of stretching.