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Fitness – Flexibility

Standing Calf Stretch

Stand facing a wall with right foot close to the wall and left leg staggered behind you.  Place hands on the wall and push back into your left leg, feeling the stretch in your calf muscle.  Hold for 30-60 seconds without bouncing, keeping left leg straight.  Repeat on opposite leg.

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Piriformis Stretch

Lying on your back, cross right ankle over left knee.  Grab your left leg behind the knee and bring towards you, lifting leg off the ground.  Hold for 30-60 seconds and repeat with other leg.

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Quad Stretch

Stand on your left leg and grab your right ankle directly behind you.  Keeping knees together, pull ankle towards your body really stretching out your thigh.  Make sure to keep your right knee facing straight down, don’t let it go out to the side.  Hold for 30-60 seconds then repeat with left leg.

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Cat/Camel

From a hands and knees position, bring your bellybutton towards your spine and pull your shoulders down and back.  Exhale and push your spine up using your abdominal muscles.  Hold for 10 seconds.  Inhale and push your spine down towards the floor.  Hold for 10 seconds.  Repeat.

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