Workout #3

Stretch your hip flexors, glutes, thighs, hamstrings, and back with these 3 easy exercises that you can do on a mat, carpet, or floor.

Figure Four Stretch

• Lie on your back with your feet flat on the floor.
• Cross your left foot over your right quad.
• Lift your right leg off the floor. Grab onto the back of your right leg and gently pull it toward your chest.
• When you feel a comfortable stretch, hold there.
• Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
• Switch sides and repeat.

Butterfly Stretch

• Sit tall on the floor with the soles of your feet together, knees bent out to sides.
• Hold onto your ankles or feet, engage your abs, and slowly lower your body toward your feet as far as you can while pressing your knees toward the floor.
• If you’re too tight to bend over, simply press your knees down.
• Hold this stretch for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.

Lunging Hip Flexor Stretch

• Kneel on your left knee. Place your right foot flat on the floor in front of you, knee bent.
• Lean forward, stretching your left hip toward the floor.
• Squeeze your butt; this will allow you to stretch your hip flexor even more.
• Hold for 30 seconds to 2 minutes.
• Switch sides and repeat.

Comment below on your progress and join us for tomorrow’s session on seated upper-body stretches! ?