The Cossack Squat is a great mobility exercise for the hips, adductors and hamstrings that can also help you develop both leg and core strength. This move will really stretch your entire leg while helping you increase the mobility of your hips. Plus because most people have tight and even w...
Even if yoga stretches are part of my daily workout schedule, I never knew exactly what muscles I’m actually stretching. But that’s until a few days ago, when I found these great illustrations with yoga stretches created by Vicky Timón. Just take a look over the infographic below and ...
The positioning in these two stretches is exactly the same, but the muscles they stretch are different. The position is simple: arm straight in front of you and palm facing up. The other hand comes and lightly pulls your palm backwards toward the floor. For the first stretch, pull from th...
which interface with your IT band, move your right leg toward the left side of your body while keeping your right hip down. To stretch your inner hamstrings, which interface with your adductors (inner thigh muscles), take your right foot toward the right a few inches while keeping your hip...
Nothing beats a good stretch for theinner thighs(adductors). These muscles are constantly working while running; they decelerate your front leg as your foot strikes down and stabilize the pelvis as your back leg swings forward to take the next step. It’s no wonder runners tend to have tigh...
If the muscles in the hip joint area are too tight, it can affect your range of motion. It is important to keep the soft tissue around your hip loose. To improve flexibility, you can massage theiliotibial bandslocated on the outside of your upper thigh, your hip adductors located in yo...
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Remember to keep your chest muscles up, thoracic extension, and heels down. Stay in this gentle stretch for about 30 seconds. Give yourself a few seconds to rest before moving to the next one. 3) HIP FLEXOR STRETCH For this next stretch, you’ll need some kind of stick like a broom....
Calf Muscles Stretches Ankle Stretches Iliotibial Band Stretches Warm Up Stretches Dynamic Warm Up Stretches Soleus Stretch Gastrocnemius Stretch Lumbar Stretches Quadricep Stretches Ballistic Stretching Adductor Stretch Bicep Stretch Triceps Stretch Spine Stretches Upper Back Stretches Abdominal Stretches Types of...
Muscles Stretched: gastroc, glutes, biceps femoris, semitendinosus (hamstrings), adductor magnus.DescriptionLie on your back with your legs out. Raise the leg to be stretched with the knee slightly bent. Grasp the calf or thigh and gently pull the upper leg Continue to the point of a mild ...