Standing Glute Stretch

Instructions

  • Stand up tall with your feet hip width apart
  • Cross your right foot over your left
  • Bend your left knee slightly and press your hips to the right
  • Reach your right arm up towards the sky
  • With your left hand, reach down and grab your right ankle
  • Pull your right ankle towards your left shoulder
  • Hold for 20-30 seconds
  • Release and switch sides

Benefits

  • Glutes: This stretch helps to release tension in the glutes and surrounding muscles, increasing flexibility and improving circulation. It also helps to reduce pain, improve posture and range of motion, and can help to prevent injury.
  • Quadriceps: This stretch helps to release tension in the quadriceps and surrounding muscles, increasing flexibility and improving circulation. It also helps to reduce pain, improve posture and range of motion, and can help to prevent injury.
  • Abdominals: This stretch helps to strengthen the abdominal muscles and improve posture. It can also help to increase flexibility, reduce pain, and improve circulation.
  • Lower Back: This stretch helps to release tension in the lower back and surrounding muscles, increasing flexibility and improving circulation. It also helps to reduce pain, improve posture and range of motion, and can help to prevent injury.
  • Hips: This stretch helps to strengthen the hip muscles and improve flexibility. It can also help to reduce pain, improve posture, and increase range of motion.