IT Band Stretch

Instructions

  • Lie on your side on a mat
  • Place your top leg slightly in front of your bottom leg
  • Bend your top knee and grab your ankle with your same side hand
  • Gently pull your ankle towards your glutes
  • Hold the stretch for 20-30 seconds
  • Slowly release the stretch and repeat

Benefits

  • Quadriceps: This stretch can help to reduce tightness in the quadriceps, the muscles at the front of the thigh, and improve range of motion in the hip joint.
  • Hip Flexors: This stretch can help to reduce tightness in the hip flexors, the muscles at the front of the hip, and improve range of motion in the hip joint.
  • Iliotibial (IT) Band: This stretch can help to reduce tightness in the iliotibial (IT) band, a thick band of connective tissue running along the outside of the thigh, and improve range of motion in the hip joint.