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How to do: On-Your-Back Quad Stretch

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On-Your-Back Quad Stretch — starting position
Start position
On-Your-Back Quad Stretch — finishing position
Finish position

Step-by-step instructions

  1. 1Lie on a flat bench or step, and hang one leg and arm over the side.
  2. 2Bend the knee and hold the top of the foot. As you do this, be careful not to arch your lower back.
  3. 3Pull the belly button to the spine to stay in neutral. Press your foot down and into your hand. To add the hip stretch, lift the hip of the leg you're holding up toward the ceiling.
  4. 4Switch sides.

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Photos & base instructions from the open-source Free Exercise DB (public domain).