Lateral Step-ups
Instructions
- Stand with your feet hip-width apart and your hands on your hips
- Step your left foot out to the side, about one foot away from your right foot
- Place your right foot on the ground and push down, lifting your body up onto your left foot
- Hold the position for a few seconds, then lower your right foot back to the ground
- Repeat the same steps on the other side with your right foot stepping out to the side
- Do this exercise 8-10 times on each side
Benefits
- Quadriceps: This stretch helps to improve hip mobility and strengthen the quadriceps muscles, allowing for greater range of motion and improved performance in activities such as running and jumping.
- Calves: This stretch helps to increase flexibility in the calves, which can help reduce risk of injury and improve performance in activities such as running and jumping.
- Hips: This stretch helps to increase hip mobility, allowing for better range of motion and improved performance in activities such as running and jumping.
- Glutes: This stretch helps to strengthen the gluteal muscles, providing better stability and improved balance, as well as improved performance in activities such as running and jumping.
- Hamstrings: This stretch helps to increase flexibility in the hamstrings, allowing for greater range of motion and improved performance in activities such as running and jumping.